Crap Towns / Chorley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chorley?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Chorley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,366 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 7.7 km | 2.3 |
| Coppull | 4.3 km | 2.0 |
| Standish | 7.5 km | 0.8 |
| Adlington | 4.4 km | 0.6 |
| Euxton | 3.1 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Leyland | 6.4 km | 0.4 |
| Horwich | 8.8 km | 0.3 |
| Shevington | 9.9 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 9.0 km | 0.2 |
| Chorley | – | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |