Crap Towns / Cockermouth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cockermouth?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Cockermouth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,016 | 94.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 10.8 km | 1.0 |
| Penrith | 39.0 km | 1.0 |
| Annan | 36.9 km | 0.9 |
| Workington | 12.7 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | – | 0.6 |
| Maryport | 10.2 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | 37.1 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 18.9 km | 0.4 |
| Egremont | 22.9 km | 0.1 |
| Wigton | 22.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Whitehaven | 19.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |