Crap Towns / Litherland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Litherland?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Litherland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,094 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 8.7 km | 2.5 |
| Bootle | 2.0 km | 1.1 |
| Aintree | 3.5 km | 0.5 |
| Kirkby | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Crosby | 2.4 km | 0.3 |
| Maghull | 5.5 km | 0.3 |
| Formby | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Lydiate | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Wallasey | 7.6 km | 0.2 |
| Litherland | – | 0.1 |
| Birkenhead | 10.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |