Crap Towns / Wigton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wigton?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Wigton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,041 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 39.7 km | 1.3 |
| Seaton | 29.8 km | 1.0 |
| Penrith | 31.5 km | 1.0 |
| Locharbriggs | 40.4 km | 0.9 |
| Annan | 19.2 km | 0.9 |
| Workington | 32.6 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 22.2 km | 0.6 |
| Maryport | 24.7 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | 15.8 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 41.1 km | 0.4 |
| Wigton | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |