Crap Towns / Bowdon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bowdon?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Bowdon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.5% of premises, about the same as 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 | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,455 | 92.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hale | 4.5 km | 1.1 |
| Urmston | 8.5 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 8.4 km | 0.9 |
| Knutsford | 8.0 km | 0.7 |
| Wythenshawe | 6.6 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | 2.4 km | 0.6 |
| Sale | 5.9 km | 0.5 |
| Lymm | 7.6 km | 0.4 |
| Partington | 6.1 km | 0.2 |
| Gatley | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Bowdon | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |