Crap Towns / Holywell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Holywell?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Holywell couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,567 | 91.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bagillt | 1.6 km | 2.0 |
| Mold | 13.1 km | 1.3 |
| Heswall | 10.4 km | 0.8 |
| Flint | 6.4 km | 0.6 |
| Connah's Quay | 12.0 km | 0.4 |
| West Kirby | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Neston | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Holywell | – | 0.3 |
| Prestatyn | 14.1 km | 0.1 |
| Greasby | 12.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Hoylake | 12.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |