Crap Towns / Denton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Denton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Denton 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 97.2% 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 | 44 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 17,579 | 97.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 4.6 km | 1.4 |
| Hattersley | 5.8 km | 1.1 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 3.0 km | 1.1 |
| Stockport | 5.4 km | 0.4 |
| Droylsden | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Denton | – | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 3.1 km | 0.2 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Dukinfield | 3.3 km | 0.1 |
| Audenshaw | 2.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Reddish | 2.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |