Crap Towns / Blackpool / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blackpool?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Blackpool couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 24 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 24 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 210 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 78,818 | 93.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 17.6 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 16.0 km | 2.5 |
| Southport | 18.0 km | 0.7 |
| Fleetwood | 12.9 km | 0.6 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 6.4 km | 0.4 |
| Thornton | 8.9 km | 0.4 |
| Blackpool | – | 0.2 |
| Kirkham | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| Cottam | 16.0 km | 0.1 |
| Cleveleys | 9.6 km | 0.1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 5.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |