Crap Towns / Sale / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sale?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Sale couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 142 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,816 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 4.9 km | 2.4 |
| Hale | 6.9 km | 1.1 |
| Urmston | 4.6 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 6.9 km | 0.9 |
| Wythenshawe | 4.3 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | 3.5 km | 0.6 |
| Sale | – | 0.5 |
| Stretford | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Partington | 6.5 km | 0.2 |
| Gatley | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bowdon | 5.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |