Crap Towns / Ashton-under-Lyne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashton-under-Lyne?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Ashton-under-Lyne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.5% 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 | 15 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,638 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mossley | 4.6 km | 0.8 |
| Droylsden | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Stalybridge | 3.5 km | 0.4 |
| Denton | 5.2 km | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 5.0 km | 0.2 |
| Oldham | 5.0 km | 0.1 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | – | 0.1 |
| Dukinfield | 2.4 km | 0.1 |
| Audenshaw | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lees | 5.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Failsworth | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |