Crap Towns / Shotton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shotton?
In January 2026, every one of the 3,192 premises in Shotton could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,139 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 1.8 km | 1.8 |
| Mold | 8.4 km | 1.3 |
| Chester | 9.7 km | 1.1 |
| Broughton | 5.4 km | 0.8 |
| Flint | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Connah's Quay | 2.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ellesmere Port | 11.3 km | 0.4 |
| Neston | 10.0 km | 0.3 |
| Holywell | 14.2 km | 0.3 |
| Buckley | 5.0 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |