Crap Towns / Bacup / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bacup?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Bacup couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 16 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,636 | 97.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall | 5.0 km | 1.1 |
| Haslingden | 8.4 km | 0.9 |
| Ramsbottom | 10.9 km | 0.8 |
| Todmorden | 6.6 km | 0.8 |
| Milnrow | 11.2 km | 0.7 |
| Burnley | 11.0 km | 0.3 |
| Rochdale | 9.4 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 12.2 km | 0.2 |
| Bacup | – | 0.2 |
| Whitworth | 4.7 km | 0.1 |
| Littleborough | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |