Crap Towns / Reddish / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Reddish?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Reddish couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% higher than 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 | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,961 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 5.1 km | 1.9 |
| Romiley | 5.9 km | 1.4 |
| Cheadle | 6.8 km | 1.4 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 3.6 km | 1.1 |
| Stockport | 3.6 km | 0.4 |
| Droylsden | 4.6 km | 0.4 |
| Denton | 2.8 km | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Dukinfield | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Audenshaw | 3.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Reddish | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |