Crap Towns / Kendal / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kendal?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Kendal couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 70 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,285 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton-le-Sands | 26.8 km | 1.3 |
| Penrith | 37.6 km | 1.0 |
| Carnforth | 22.2 km | 0.8 |
| Ulverston | 27.2 km | 0.7 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 39.3 km | 0.6 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 34.4 km | 0.5 |
| Kendal | – | 0.4 |
| Millom | 36.7 km | 0.4 |
| Morecambe | 29.7 km | 0.3 |
| Lancaster | 30.8 km | 0.2 |
| Heysham | 31.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |