Crap Towns / Padiham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Padiham?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Padiham 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 95.7% of premises, about the same as 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,096 | 95.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 6.4 km | 1.5 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 5.3 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | 8.3 km | 1.2 |
| Rishton | 7.8 km | 0.7 |
| Nelson | 8.0 km | 0.5 |
| Burnley | 5.1 km | 0.3 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 6.5 km | 0.2 |
| Church | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Brierfield | 6.0 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |