Crap Towns / Shaw / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shaw?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Shaw couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.8% 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,578 | 97.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mossley | 7.9 km | 0.8 |
| Milnrow | 3.4 km | 0.7 |
| Uppermill | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Rochdale | 5.8 km | 0.3 |
| Middleton | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Chadderton | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Royton | 2.5 km | 0.1 |
| Littleborough | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Oldham | 4.6 km | 0.1 |
| Shaw | – | 0.1 |
| Lees | 5.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |