Crap Towns / Oldham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Oldham?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Oldham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.5% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 28 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 39,935 | 98.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mossley | 4.9 km | 0.8 |
| Uppermill | 6.1 km | 0.7 |
| Droylsden | 7.1 km | 0.4 |
| Middleton | 6.5 km | 0.3 |
| Chadderton | 3.7 km | 0.2 |
| Royton | 3.4 km | 0.1 |
| Oldham | – | 0.1 |
| Shaw | 4.6 km | 0.1 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 5.0 km | 0.1 |
| Lees | 2.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Failsworth | 5.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |