Crap Towns / Farnworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Farnworth?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Farnworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 81 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 81 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,111 | 97.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Farnworth | – | 0.7 |
| Radcliffe | 5.7 km | 0.5 |
| Kearsley | 2.0 km | 0.4 |
| Bolton | 4.9 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 3.2 km | 0.4 |
| Worsley | 5.2 km | 0.2 |
| Atherton | 6.0 km | 0.2 |
| Little Lever | 2.8 km | 0.1 |
| Little Hulton | 2.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 5.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | 5.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |