Crap Towns / Longridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Longridge?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Longridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 49 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,784 | 91.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 14.0 km | 1.5 |
| Garstang | 14.1 km | 1.3 |
| Longridge | – | 0.9 |
| Rishton | 14.3 km | 0.7 |
| Blackburn | 12.3 km | 0.5 |
| Preston | 9.0 km | 0.5 |
| Fulwood | 9.0 km | 0.5 |
| Penwortham | 12.6 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 11.8 km | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 14.9 km | 0.2 |
| Cottam | 12.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |