Crap Towns / Wigan / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wigan?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Wigan couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 73 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 | 73 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 210 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 38,421 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | 6.5 km | 2.3 |
| Coppull | 8.1 km | 2.0 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.7 km | 1.2 |
| Standish | 4.4 km | 0.8 |
| Orrell | 4.5 km | 0.6 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 6.0 km | 0.5 |
| Wigan | – | 0.5 |
| Appley Bridge | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Shevington | 3.9 km | 0.3 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 2.9 km | 0.1 |
| Hindley | 5.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |