Crap Towns / Egremont / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Egremont?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Egremont 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 45.9% of premises, 51% lower than 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,422 | 45.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 19.8 km | 1.0 |
| Ulverston | 43.4 km | 0.7 |
| Workington | 17.6 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 22.9 km | 0.6 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 42.9 km | 0.5 |
| Maryport | 25.8 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Millom | 34.8 km | 0.4 |
| Egremont | – | 0.1 |
| Wigton | 45.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Whitehaven | 7.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |