Crap Towns / Skelmersdale / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Skelmersdale?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Skelmersdale couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.0% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 32 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,345 | 81.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rainford | 5.3 km | 0.9 |
| Standish | 9.4 km | 0.8 |
| Orrell | 5.0 km | 0.6 |
| Wigan | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 5.6 km | 0.4 |
| Kirkby | 10.1 km | 0.3 |
| Shevington | 6.4 km | 0.3 |
| Skelmersdale | – | 0.2 |
| Ormskirk | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Lydiate | 10.8 km | 0.2 |
| Burscough | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |