Crap Towns / Warrington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Warrington?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Warrington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 39 couldn't even 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 | 39 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 287 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 82,198 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 12.1 km | 0.5 |
| St Helens | 12.0 km | 0.5 |
| Lymm | 6.9 km | 0.4 |
| Golborne | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Runcorn | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 10.6 km | 0.4 |
| Warrington | – | 0.3 |
| Partington | 11.5 km | 0.2 |
| Widnes | 10.1 km | 0.1 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| Culcheth | 8.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |