Crap Towns / Ince-in-Makerfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ince-in-Makerfield?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Ince-in-Makerfield 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 97.9% 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 | 5 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,660 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 6.1 km | 2.3 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 2.2 km | 1.2 |
| Standish | 6.2 km | 0.8 |
| Orrell | 7.0 km | 0.6 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 5.3 km | 0.5 |
| Wigan | 2.9 km | 0.5 |
| Leigh | 6.4 km | 0.3 |
| Shevington | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Westhoughton | 6.0 km | 0.2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | – | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 2.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |