Crap Towns / Altrincham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Altrincham?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Altrincham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 31 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 31 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 140 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,037 | 93.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 8.3 km | 2.4 |
| Hale | 4.8 km | 1.1 |
| Urmston | 6.6 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| Wythenshawe | 4.9 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | – | 0.6 |
| Sale | 3.5 km | 0.5 |
| Stretford | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Partington | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Gatley | 7.5 km | 0.2 |
| Bowdon | 2.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |