Crap Towns / Penwortham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penwortham?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Penwortham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.3% 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 | 29 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,416 | 97.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 4.9 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 9.5 km | 2.5 |
| Preston | 3.7 km | 0.5 |
| Euxton | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| Fulwood | 5.0 km | 0.5 |
| Leyland | 5.7 km | 0.4 |
| Penwortham | – | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 4.1 km | 0.2 |
| Chorley | 11.9 km | 0.2 |
| Kirkham | 10.1 km | 0.1 |
| Cottam | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |