Crap Towns / Haslingden / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Haslingden?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Haslingden couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 33 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,181 | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 10.0 km | 1.2 |
| Rawtenstall | 3.7 km | 1.1 |
| Haslingden | – | 0.9 |
| Ramsbottom | 6.5 km | 0.8 |
| Rishton | 10.3 km | 0.7 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Church | 8.1 km | 0.2 |
| Bacup | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Darwen | 9.3 km | 0.2 |
| Whitworth | 10.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |