Crap Towns / Golborne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Golborne?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Golborne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 54 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,531 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 5.2 km | 1.2 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 4.6 km | 0.5 |
| Golborne | – | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Leigh | 4.2 km | 0.3 |
| Atherton | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.2 km | 0.1 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.3 km | 0.1 |
| Culcheth | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | 8.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |