Crap Towns / Rainford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rainford?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Rainford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 24 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,682 | 98.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rainford | – | 0.9 |
| Orrell | 5.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 9.9 km | 0.5 |
| St Helens | 7.1 km | 0.5 |
| Prescot | 9.6 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 9.8 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 8.6 km | 0.4 |
| Kirkby | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Shevington | 9.7 km | 0.3 |
| Skelmersdale | 5.3 km | 0.2 |
| Ormskirk | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |