Crap Towns / Marple / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Marple?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Marple couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.7% 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 | 38 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,953 | 93.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 2.4 km | 1.4 |
| Hattersley | 6.5 km | 1.1 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 4.3 km | 1.1 |
| New Mills | 5.7 km | 0.7 |
| Poynton | 6.1 km | 0.7 |
| Marple | – | 0.6 |
| Stockport | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Denton | 7.0 km | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bramhall | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Hazel Grove | 3.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |