Crap Towns / Leek / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Leek?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Leek couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 68 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,882 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Werrington | 9.6 km | 2.0 |
| Cheadle | 13.5 km | 1.5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 15.0 km | 1.5 |
| Alsager | 17.7 km | 1.0 |
| Biddulph | 9.2 km | 0.7 |
| Congleton | 13.9 km | 0.7 |
| Leek | – | 0.7 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 15.3 km | 0.6 |
| Buxton | 18.6 km | 0.4 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 16.8 km | 0.4 |
| Kidsgrove | 14.1 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |