Crap Towns / Tarleton and Hesketh Bank / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank?
In January 2026, 2.5% of premises in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 12 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.8% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 106 | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,408 | 80.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longton | 4.6 km | 4.4 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | – | 2.5 |
| Southport | 11.5 km | 0.7 |
| Euxton | 12.4 km | 0.5 |
| Leyland | 9.8 km | 0.4 |
| Penwortham | 9.5 km | 0.3 |
| Bamber Bridge | 12.4 km | 0.2 |
| Kirkham | 9.4 km | 0.1 |
| Cottam | 11.1 km | 0.1 |
| Burscough | 10.4 km | 0.1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 11.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |