Crap Towns / Tyldesley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tyldesley?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Tyldesley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% 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 | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,636 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Eccles | 7.0 km | 0.7 |
| Farnworth | 5.7 km | 0.7 |
| Kearsley | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 4.6 km | 0.4 |
| Leigh | 4.9 km | 0.3 |
| Worsley | 5.1 km | 0.2 |
| Atherton | 2.6 km | 0.2 |
| Westhoughton | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Culcheth | 7.4 km | 0.1 |
| Little Hulton | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |