Crap Towns / Penrith / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penrith?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Penrith couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 92 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,982 | 95.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 53.9 km | 1.1 |
| Seaton | 49.8 km | 1.0 |
| Penrith | – | 1.0 |
| Annan | 48.2 km | 0.9 |
| Workington | 51.6 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 39.0 km | 0.6 |
| Kendal | 37.6 km | 0.4 |
| Maryport | 47.8 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | 28.1 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 52.0 km | 0.4 |
| Wigton | 31.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |