Crap Towns / Rishton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rishton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Rishton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,399 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 2.2 km | 1.5 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 2.5 km | 1.2 |
| Haslingden | 10.3 km | 0.9 |
| Rishton | – | 0.7 |
| Blackburn | 5.0 km | 0.5 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 3.0 km | 0.3 |
| Accrington | 4.2 km | 0.2 |
| Church | 2.3 km | 0.2 |
| Darwen | 8.5 km | 0.2 |
| Clitheroe | 11.6 km | 0.2 |
| Padiham | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |