Crap Towns / Ashton-in-Makerfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashton-in-Makerfield?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 21 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 21 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 67 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,141 | 98.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.0 km | 1.2 |
| Orrell | 6.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | – | 0.5 |
| Wigan | 6.0 km | 0.5 |
| St Helens | 8.2 km | 0.5 |
| Golborne | 4.6 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 3.3 km | 0.4 |
| Leigh | 7.0 km | 0.3 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 5.3 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 6.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |