Crap Towns / Shevington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shevington?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Shevington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.0% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,475 | 99.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 7.5 km | 2.3 |
| Coppull | 5.7 km | 2.0 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 8.6 km | 1.2 |
| Standish | 3.1 km | 0.8 |
| Adlington | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Orrell | 4.3 km | 0.6 |
| Wigan | 3.9 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 1.9 km | 0.4 |
| Shevington | – | 0.3 |
| Skelmersdale | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |