Crap Towns / Eccles / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Eccles?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Eccles couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 150 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,723 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 5.2 km | 4.5 |
| Old Trafford | 4.0 km | 2.4 |
| Urmston | 3.7 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 5.7 km | 0.9 |
| Eccles | – | 0.7 |
| Clifton | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Walkden | 4.5 km | 0.4 |
| Stretford | 5.2 km | 0.2 |
| Worsley | 2.5 km | 0.2 |
| Little Hulton | 6.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 2.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |