Crap Towns / Glossop / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Glossop?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Glossop couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,435 | 94.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 9.4 km | 1.4 |
| Hattersley | 5.7 km | 1.1 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 11.1 km | 1.1 |
| Hadfield | 3.2 km | 1.0 |
| Mossley | 10.5 km | 0.8 |
| New Mills | 9.2 km | 0.7 |
| Marple | 9.8 km | 0.6 |
| Stalybridge | 8.0 km | 0.4 |
| Glossop | – | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Dukinfield | 10.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |