Crap Towns / Buxton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Buxton?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Buxton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.9% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 46 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,661 | 86.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bollington | 13.9 km | 1.4 |
| Macclesfield | 14.7 km | 1.0 |
| New Mills | 13.9 km | 0.7 |
| Poynton | 17.3 km | 0.7 |
| Leek | 18.6 km | 0.7 |
| Marple | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Buxton | – | 0.4 |
| Glossop | 21.2 km | 0.2 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bramhall | 20.7 km | 0.1 |
| Hazel Grove | 19.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |