Crap Towns / Whitehaven / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitehaven?
In January 2026, every one of the 12,372 premises in Whitehaven could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 92.1% 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,391 | 92.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 13.8 km | 1.0 |
| Ulverston | 50.1 km | 0.7 |
| Workington | 11.2 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 19.5 km | 0.6 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 49.9 km | 0.5 |
| Maryport | 20.0 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| Millom | 41.7 km | 0.4 |
| Egremont | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Wigton | 41.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Whitehaven | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |