Crap Towns / Whitefield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitefield?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Whitefield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.9% 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 | 23 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,104 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 6.4 km | 4.5 |
| Clifton | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Heywood | 5.9 km | 0.7 |
| Prestwich | 2.4 km | 0.5 |
| Radcliffe | 2.8 km | 0.5 |
| Kearsley | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Middleton | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Whitefield | – | 0.2 |
| Bury | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Little Lever | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Swinton | 5.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |