Crap Towns / Adlington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Adlington?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Adlington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,969 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 3.3 km | 2.3 |
| Coppull | 3.9 km | 2.0 |
| Standish | 4.7 km | 0.8 |
| Adlington | – | 0.6 |
| Wigan | 8.4 km | 0.5 |
| Euxton | 7.4 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 8.3 km | 0.4 |
| Horwich | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Shevington | 7.8 km | 0.3 |
| Chorley | 4.4 km | 0.2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 8.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |