Crap Towns / Swinton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swinton?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Swinton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.2% of premises, 6% higher than 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 | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,942 | 99.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 4.6 km | 4.5 |
| Old Trafford | 5.4 km | 2.4 |
| Eccles | 2.9 km | 0.7 |
| Clifton | 2.0 km | 0.7 |
| Farnworth | 5.7 km | 0.7 |
| Prestwich | 5.3 km | 0.5 |
| Kearsley | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 3.2 km | 0.4 |
| Worsley | 2.5 km | 0.2 |
| Little Hulton | 5.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |