Crap Towns / Old Trafford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Old Trafford?
In January 2026, 2.4% of premises in Old Trafford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.7% of premises, 8% lower than 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 | 272 | 2.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,956 | 86.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 3.4 km | 4.5 |
| Old Trafford | – | 2.4 |
| Manchester | 6.8 km | 1.9 |
| Urmston | 4.0 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| Eccles | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Clifton | 6.0 km | 0.7 |
| Sale | 4.9 km | 0.5 |
| Stretford | 1.7 km | 0.2 |
| Worsley | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Swinton | 5.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |