Crap Towns / Little Lever / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Little Lever?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Little Lever couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.6% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,755 | 99.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 5.9 km | 0.7 |
| Farnworth | 2.8 km | 0.7 |
| Radcliffe | 3.2 km | 0.5 |
| Kearsley | 2.4 km | 0.4 |
| Bolton | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Whitefield | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Bury | 6.1 km | 0.1 |
| Little Lever | – | 0.1 |
| Little Hulton | 5.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 6.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |