Crap Towns / Ormskirk / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ormskirk?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Ormskirk couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.0% 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 | 20 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,039 | 96.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rainford | 9.1 km | 0.9 |
| Southport | 10.9 km | 0.7 |
| Orrell | 11.6 km | 0.6 |
| Aintree | 9.8 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 11.4 km | 0.4 |
| Kirkby | 8.9 km | 0.3 |
| Maghull | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Skelmersdale | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Ormskirk | – | 0.2 |
| Lydiate | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Burscough | 4.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |