Crap Towns / Burnley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Burnley?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Burnley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 126 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 37,271 | 97.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Colne | 8.3 km | 1.4 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 9.9 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | 6.7 km | 1.2 |
| Rawtenstall | 10.3 km | 1.1 |
| Nelson | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Burnley | – | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 9.7 km | 0.2 |
| Church | 11.1 km | 0.2 |
| Bacup | 11.0 km | 0.2 |
| Brierfield | 3.4 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |