Crap Towns / Nelson / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Nelson?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Nelson couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% 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 | 70 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,866 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 14.3 km | 1.5 |
| Colne | 3.4 km | 1.4 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 13.3 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | 2.1 km | 1.2 |
| Nelson | – | 0.5 |
| Burnley | 5.1 km | 0.3 |
| Barnoldswick | 9.3 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 14.0 km | 0.2 |
| Brierfield | 2.0 km | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 12.8 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 8.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |