Crap Towns / Bamber Bridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bamber Bridge?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Bamber Bridge 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 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 | 8 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 50 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,559 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 7.9 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 12.4 km | 2.5 |
| Longridge | 11.8 km | 0.9 |
| Preston | 5.0 km | 0.5 |
| Euxton | 6.3 km | 0.5 |
| Fulwood | 7.3 km | 0.5 |
| Leyland | 4.4 km | 0.4 |
| Penwortham | 4.1 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | – | 0.2 |
| Chorley | 9.0 km | 0.2 |
| Cottam | 9.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |