Crap Towns / Walkden / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Walkden?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Walkden couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.8% of premises, 5% 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 | 38 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,196 | 98.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Eccles | 4.5 km | 0.7 |
| Clifton | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Farnworth | 3.2 km | 0.7 |
| Kearsley | 2.7 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | – | 0.4 |
| Worsley | 2.0 km | 0.2 |
| Atherton | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Little Lever | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Little Hulton | 1.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 3.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | 4.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |