Crap Towns / Platt Bridge and Abram / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Platt Bridge and Abram?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Platt Bridge and Abram couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.7% 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 | 59 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,801 | 96.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | – | 1.2 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 4.0 km | 0.5 |
| Wigan | 4.7 km | 0.5 |
| Golborne | 5.2 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 7.3 km | 0.4 |
| Leigh | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Atherton | 7.4 km | 0.2 |
| Westhoughton | 5.9 km | 0.2 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 2.2 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 2.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |