Crap Towns / Poynton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Poynton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Poynton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 45 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,880 | 92.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 8.0 km | 1.4 |
| Bollington | 6.2 km | 1.4 |
| Cheadle | 7.5 km | 1.4 |
| Wilmslow | 7.7 km | 1.2 |
| New Mills | 8.1 km | 0.7 |
| Poynton | – | 0.7 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 5.5 km | 0.6 |
| Marple | 6.1 km | 0.6 |
| Stockport | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Bramhall | 3.4 km | 0.1 |
| Hazel Grove | 3.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |