Crap Towns / Hale / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hale?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Hale couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.2% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 77 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,140 | 87.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cheadle | 7.2 km | 1.4 |
| Wilmslow | 6.3 km | 1.2 |
| Hale | – | 1.1 |
| Knutsford | 7.6 km | 0.7 |
| Wythenshawe | 4.4 km | 0.6 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 7.6 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | 4.8 km | 0.6 |
| Sale | 6.9 km | 0.5 |
| Gatley | 5.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bramhall | 9.6 km | 0.1 |
| Bowdon | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |