Crap Towns / Clifton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Clifton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Clifton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 52 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 64 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,553 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 3.8 km | 4.5 |
| Eccles | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Clifton | – | 0.7 |
| Prestwich | 3.3 km | 0.5 |
| Radcliffe | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Kearsley | 4.4 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 4.7 km | 0.4 |
| Whitefield | 4.0 km | 0.2 |
| Worsley | 4.5 km | 0.2 |
| Little Lever | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Swinton | 2.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |