Crap Towns / Newton-le-Willows / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newton-le-Willows?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Newton-le-Willows couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,490 | 97.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 7.7 km | 1.2 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 4.5 km | 0.5 |
| St Helens | 7.1 km | 0.5 |
| Golborne | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 3.3 km | 0.4 |
| Warrington | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Leigh | 8.4 km | 0.3 |
| Newton-le-Willows | – | 0.1 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 9.5 km | 0.1 |
| Culcheth | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |