Crap Towns / Carlisle / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Carlisle?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Carlisle couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 68 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 68 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 167 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 40,153 | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 46.9 km | 1.3 |
| Hexham | 54.6 km | 1.1 |
| Seaton | 45.5 km | 1.0 |
| Penrith | 28.1 km | 1.0 |
| Locharbriggs | 46.4 km | 0.9 |
| Annan | 22.6 km | 0.9 |
| Workington | 48.2 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 37.1 km | 0.6 |
| Maryport | 40.5 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | – | 0.4 |
| Wigton | 15.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |