Crap Towns / Colne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Colne?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Colne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 150 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,964 | 96.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Colne | – | 1.4 |
| Barrowford | 3.5 km | 1.2 |
| Steeton | 14.8 km | 1.0 |
| Haworth | 15.0 km | 0.6 |
| Nelson | 3.4 km | 0.5 |
| Burnley | 8.3 km | 0.3 |
| Barnoldswick | 6.9 km | 0.3 |
| Brierfield | 5.4 km | 0.2 |
| Skipton | 15.0 km | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 14.6 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 11.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |