Crap Towns / Horwich / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Horwich?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Horwich couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 38 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,534 | 94.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 2.7 km | 2.3 |
| Coppull | 8.3 km | 2.0 |
| Standish | 7.4 km | 0.8 |
| Adlington | 4.7 km | 0.6 |
| Bolton | 7.3 km | 0.4 |
| Horwich | – | 0.3 |
| Atherton | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Westhoughton | 5.7 km | 0.2 |
| Chorley | 8.8 km | 0.2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |