Crap Towns / Lancaster / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lancaster?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Lancaster couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.7% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 45 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 21,767 | 86.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang | 16.4 km | 1.3 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 4.2 km | 1.3 |
| Carnforth | 8.7 km | 0.8 |
| Ulverston | 24.5 km | 0.7 |
| Fleetwood | 21.7 km | 0.6 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 25.4 km | 0.4 |
| Thornton | 23.7 km | 0.4 |
| Morecambe | 3.7 km | 0.3 |
| Lancaster | – | 0.2 |
| Heysham | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| Cleveleys | 24.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |