Crap Towns / Chester / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chester?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Chester couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 149 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.9% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 149 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 533 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 39,668 | 84.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 8.3 km | 1.8 |
| Chester | – | 1.1 |
| Broughton | 6.0 km | 0.8 |
| Frodsham | 16.2 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 15.7 km | 0.5 |
| Helsby | 12.3 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 11.8 km | 0.4 |
| Ellesmere Port | 9.5 km | 0.4 |
| Neston | 16.1 km | 0.3 |
| Buckley | 12.5 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 9.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |