Crap Towns / Partington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Partington?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Partington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,940 | 98.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 8.6 km | 2.4 |
| Urmston | 4.8 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 2.7 km | 0.9 |
| Eccles | 8.0 km | 0.7 |
| Altrincham | 5.6 km | 0.6 |
| Sale | 6.5 km | 0.5 |
| Lymm | 6.4 km | 0.4 |
| Stretford | 7.9 km | 0.2 |
| Partington | – | 0.2 |
| Culcheth | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| Bowdon | 6.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |