Crap Towns / Stalybridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stalybridge?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Stalybridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 48 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,206 | 93.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hattersley | 4.2 km | 1.1 |
| Hadfield | 4.9 km | 1.0 |
| Mossley | 3.7 km | 0.8 |
| Uppermill | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Stalybridge | – | 0.4 |
| Denton | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Hyde | 4.2 km | 0.2 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 3.5 km | 0.1 |
| Dukinfield | 3.2 km | 0.1 |
| Audenshaw | 6.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lees | 6.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |