Crap Towns / Uppermill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Uppermill?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Uppermill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 35 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,002 | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mossley | 3.3 km | 0.8 |
| Milnrow | 9.8 km | 0.7 |
| Uppermill | – | 0.7 |
| Stalybridge | 6.9 km | 0.4 |
| Chadderton | 9.7 km | 0.2 |
| Royton | 8.0 km | 0.1 |
| Oldham | 6.1 km | 0.1 |
| Shaw | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| Dukinfield | 9.4 km | 0.1 |
| Lees | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |