Crap Towns / Failsworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Failsworth?
In January 2026, every one of the 9,509 premises in Failsworth could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 98.8% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,391 | 98.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 4.8 km | 1.9 |
| Droylsden | 2.4 km | 0.4 |
| Middleton | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Denton | 6.5 km | 0.2 |
| Chadderton | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Oldham | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Dukinfield | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Audenshaw | 4.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Reddish | 6.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Failsworth | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |