Crap Towns / Darwen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Darwen?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Darwen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.6% 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 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,365 | 90.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 10.7 km | 1.5 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 10.4 km | 1.2 |
| Haslingden | 9.3 km | 0.9 |
| Ramsbottom | 11.6 km | 0.8 |
| Rishton | 8.5 km | 0.7 |
| Blackburn | 5.6 km | 0.5 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Church | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| Darwen | – | 0.2 |
| Chorley | 12.1 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |