Crap Towns / Leyland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Leyland?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Leyland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 26 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 75 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,049 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 6.2 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 9.8 km | 2.5 |
| Coppull | 8.8 km | 2.0 |
| Adlington | 10.7 km | 0.6 |
| Preston | 8.5 km | 0.5 |
| Euxton | 3.4 km | 0.5 |
| Fulwood | 10.5 km | 0.5 |
| Leyland | – | 0.4 |
| Penwortham | 5.7 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 4.4 km | 0.2 |
| Chorley | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |