Crap Towns / Barrowford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barrowford?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Barrowford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.1% of premises, 9% lower than 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 | 38 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,714 | 85.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 14.2 km | 1.5 |
| Colne | 3.5 km | 1.4 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 13.5 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | – | 1.2 |
| Nelson | 2.1 km | 0.5 |
| Burnley | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Barnoldswick | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 14.7 km | 0.2 |
| Brierfield | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 11.3 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 8.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |