DA13 broadband and area guide

Gigabit infrastructure is notably sparse at 57.5% (215 postcodes), the weakest in this entire batch, indicating significant cable and fibre deployment gaps in Dartford. Superfast reaches 91.7%, leaving 31 postcodes (8.3%) without 30+ Mbps access - the highest superfast gap proportionally. Speeds fan across a wider range than typical: 59.9% exceed 300 Mbps (224 postcodes), 31.7% occupy 30 to 300 Mbps (119 postcodes) - unusually high - and 1.6% remain below 10 Mbps (6 postcodes). Below-USO shortfalls are minimal (0.3%, 1 postcode). The 57.5% gigabit figure reveals substantial infrastructure inequality. Nearly a third of postcodes sit at superfast-only speeds, indicating investment clustering in primary routes with secondary areas underserved. Selective cable economics in mixed-density suburbs have created pockets of underservice requiring either alternative provision or targeted network expansion.

DA13 reveals Dartford's infrastructure inequality. Nearly a third of postcodes sit at superfast-only speeds, indicating investment clustering in primary routes with secondary areas underserved. The 1.6% below-10-Mbps tail reflects this uneven development.