Crap Towns / Culcheth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Culcheth?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Culcheth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,051 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 8.6 km | 1.2 |
| Irlam | 7.1 km | 0.9 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 8.7 km | 0.5 |
| Golborne | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Warrington | 8.4 km | 0.3 |
| Leigh | 5.1 km | 0.3 |
| Atherton | 8.3 km | 0.2 |
| Partington | 7.9 km | 0.2 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| Culcheth | – | 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | 7.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |