Crap Towns / Orrell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Orrell?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Orrell couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 63 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,664 | 94.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 8.0 km | 1.2 |
| Rainford | 5.8 km | 0.9 |
| Standish | 7.1 km | 0.8 |
| Orrell | – | 0.6 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 6.8 km | 0.5 |
| Wigan | 4.5 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 7.7 km | 0.4 |
| Shevington | 4.3 km | 0.3 |
| Skelmersdale | 5.0 km | 0.2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |