Crap Towns / Knutsford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Knutsford?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Knutsford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 51 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,718 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmslow | 9.8 km | 1.2 |
| Hale | 7.6 km | 1.1 |
| Knutsford | – | 0.7 |
| Wythenshawe | 12.0 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | 10.2 km | 0.6 |
| Davenham | 12.1 km | 0.5 |
| Lymm | 11.1 km | 0.4 |
| Barnton | 12.3 km | 0.4 |
| Holmes Chapel | 11.6 km | 0.3 |
| Northwich | 11.3 km | 0.1 |
| Bowdon | 8.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |