Crap Towns / Bollington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bollington?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Bollington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.3% of premises, 17% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 52 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,960 | 78.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bollington | – | 1.4 |
| Cheadle | 12.5 km | 1.4 |
| Wilmslow | 8.7 km | 1.2 |
| Macclesfield | 3.8 km | 1.0 |
| New Mills | 11.1 km | 0.7 |
| Poynton | 6.2 km | 0.7 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 10.2 km | 0.6 |
| Marple | 11.7 km | 0.6 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 13.1 km | 0.2 |
| Bramhall | 8.7 km | 0.1 |
| Hazel Grove | 9.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |