Crap Towns / Widnes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Widnes?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Widnes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 41 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,729 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 13.2 km | 2.5 |
| Frodsham | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Helsby | 11.5 km | 0.5 |
| St Helens | 8.5 km | 0.5 |
| Prescot | 6.3 km | 0.5 |
| Huyton with Roby | 9.5 km | 0.4 |
| Runcorn | 5.6 km | 0.4 |
| Haydock | 11.7 km | 0.4 |
| Warrington | 10.1 km | 0.3 |
| Widnes | – | 0.1 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 11.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |