Crap Towns / Congleton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Congleton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Congleton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 18 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 | 18 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 115 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,455 | 96.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | 11.8 km | 1.0 |
| Alsager | 9.7 km | 1.0 |
| Biddulph | 6.7 km | 0.7 |
| Congleton | – | 0.7 |
| Leek | 13.9 km | 0.7 |
| Sandbach | 10.6 km | 0.6 |
| Middlewich | 15.5 km | 0.5 |
| Haslington | 14.2 km | 0.4 |
| Holmes Chapel | 10.3 km | 0.3 |
| Kidsgrove | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Elworth | 12.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |