Crap Towns / Broughton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Broughton?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Broughton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 25 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,854 | 90.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 3.6 km | 1.8 |
| Mold | 10.9 km | 1.3 |
| Chester | 6.0 km | 1.1 |
| Broughton | – | 0.8 |
| Flint | 13.1 km | 0.6 |
| Brynteg | 12.0 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 11.8 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 7.7 km | 0.4 |
| Ellesmere Port | 12.1 km | 0.4 |
| Buckley | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 5.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |