Crap Towns / Whitworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitworth?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Whitworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,247 | 92.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall | 8.3 km | 1.1 |
| Ramsbottom | 10.1 km | 0.8 |
| Todmorden | 8.0 km | 0.8 |
| Milnrow | 6.7 km | 0.7 |
| Heywood | 8.4 km | 0.7 |
| Rochdale | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Bacup | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bury | 10.2 km | 0.1 |
| Whitworth | – | 0.1 |
| Littleborough | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Shaw | 10.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |