Herne Bay and Sandwich Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 51,830 premises
Herne Bay and Sandwich outperforms the UK's 77.5% full-fibre average, reaching 79.8%.
Broadband Coverage in Herne Bay and Sandwich
England constituency Herne Bay and Sandwich counts 51,830 premises within its boundary. 79.8% of those premises can get full-fibre broadband, broadly in line with national trends compared with other UK constituencies, and 79.8% have some form of gigabit-capable connection once upgraded cable networks are counted. Superfast coverage is 95.4%, ultrafast 79.8%.
On connectivity for all households, Herne Bay and Sandwich has all but eliminated its USO gap, under 1% of premises are stuck below the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Don't be surprised if Ofcom's ultrafast bar climbs in later reports, gigabit is quickly becoming standard.
Where these figures come from
Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in England with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 79.8% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 79.8% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 95.4% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 79.8% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.1% |
| Total premises | 51,830 |
Related
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.
Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.