Crap Towns / New Mills / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in New Mills?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in New Mills couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,441 | 92.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 7.7 km | 1.4 |
| Hattersley | 9.4 km | 1.1 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 9.8 km | 1.1 |
| Hadfield | 10.1 km | 1.0 |
| New Mills | – | 0.7 |
| Poynton | 8.1 km | 0.7 |
| Marple | 5.7 km | 0.6 |
| Glossop | 9.2 km | 0.2 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 10.7 km | 0.2 |
| Hazel Grove | 7.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |