Crap Towns / Thornton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Thornton?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Thornton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.3% 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 | 35 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,552 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang | 15.0 km | 1.3 |
| Fleetwood | 4.4 km | 0.6 |
| Fulwood | 20.7 km | 0.5 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 3.3 km | 0.4 |
| Thornton | – | 0.4 |
| Blackpool | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Heysham | 21.4 km | 0.1 |
| Kirkham | 14.0 km | 0.1 |
| Cottam | 18.2 km | 0.1 |
| Cleveleys | 2.3 km | 0.1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 14.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |