Crap Towns / Stockport / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stockport?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Stockport couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 258 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 55,661 | 94.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 5.3 km | 1.4 |
| Cheadle | 4.0 km | 1.4 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 3.7 km | 1.1 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 4.9 km | 0.6 |
| Marple | 6.2 km | 0.6 |
| Stockport | – | 0.4 |
| Denton | 5.4 km | 0.2 |
| Gatley | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Bramhall | 5.0 km | 0.1 |
| Reddish | 3.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Hazel Grove | 4.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |