Crap Towns / Cottam / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cottam?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Cottam couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.2% 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,157 | 98.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 7.7 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 11.1 km | 2.5 |
| Garstang | 13.5 km | 1.3 |
| Longridge | 12.2 km | 0.9 |
| Preston | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Fulwood | 3.4 km | 0.5 |
| Leyland | 11.0 km | 0.4 |
| Penwortham | 5.4 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Kirkham | 6.4 km | 0.1 |
| Cottam | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |