Crap Towns / Ellesmere Port / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ellesmere Port?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Ellesmere Port couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 29 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 29 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 132 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 30,998 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 11.3 km | 1.8 |
| Chester | 9.5 km | 1.1 |
| Heswall | 14.1 km | 0.8 |
| Broughton | 12.1 km | 0.8 |
| Frodsham | 13.0 km | 0.6 |
| Helsby | 9.9 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 11.7 km | 0.4 |
| Ellesmere Port | – | 0.4 |
| Neston | 10.1 km | 0.3 |
| Bebington | 9.2 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 11.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |