Crap Towns / Heysham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Heysham?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Heysham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,602 | 93.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang | 17.9 km | 1.3 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 6.2 km | 1.3 |
| Carnforth | 11.1 km | 0.8 |
| Ulverston | 20.2 km | 0.7 |
| Fleetwood | 18.5 km | 0.6 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 22.5 km | 0.5 |
| Thornton | 21.4 km | 0.4 |
| Morecambe | 2.6 km | 0.3 |
| Lancaster | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Heysham | – | 0.1 |
| Cleveleys | 21.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |