Crap Towns / Runcorn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Runcorn?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Runcorn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 117 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 29,307 | 96.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cuddington | 11.4 km | 1.4 |
| Frodsham | 4.8 km | 0.6 |
| Helsby | 8.4 km | 0.5 |
| Prescot | 11.9 km | 0.5 |
| Barnton | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Runcorn | – | 0.4 |
| Warrington | 9.6 km | 0.3 |
| Hartford | 13.0 km | 0.3 |
| Widnes | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Northwich | 13.4 km | 0.1 |
| Weaverham | 10.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |