Crap Towns / Stretford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stretford?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Stretford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.6% 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 | 29 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,440 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 4.9 km | 4.5 |
| Old Trafford | 1.7 km | 2.4 |
| Manchester | 7.1 km | 1.9 |
| Urmston | 3.9 km | 0.9 |
| Irlam | 7.2 km | 0.9 |
| Eccles | 5.2 km | 0.7 |
| Wythenshawe | 6.6 km | 0.6 |
| Altrincham | 6.7 km | 0.6 |
| Sale | 3.3 km | 0.5 |
| Stretford | – | 0.2 |
| Swinton | 7.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |