Crap Towns / Whitstable / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitstable?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Whitstable couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 31 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 82.7% of premises, 12% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 31 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 127 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 14,422 | 82.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 8.7 km | 1.6 |
| Faversham | 11.0 km | 1.3 |
| Minster | 17.7 km | 1.3 |
| Herne | 6.6 km | 1.2 |
| Margate | 24.0 km | 1.1 |
| Sheerness | 21.5 km | 1.0 |
| Ashford | 25.8 km | 0.9 |
| Sittingbourne | 20.5 km | 0.8 |
| Whitstable | – | 0.7 |
| Herne Bay | 8.1 km | 0.1 |
| Aylesham | 18.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |