Crap Towns / Brierfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brierfield?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Brierfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% 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 | 8 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,009 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 12.4 km | 1.5 |
| Colne | 5.4 km | 1.4 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 11.4 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | 3.3 km | 1.2 |
| Nelson | 2.0 km | 0.5 |
| Burnley | 3.4 km | 0.3 |
| Barnoldswick | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 12.0 km | 0.2 |
| Brierfield | – | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 11.9 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 6.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |