Crap Towns / Workington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Workington?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Workington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 72 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,303 | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 48.0 km | 1.3 |
| Seaton | 2.9 km | 1.0 |
| Annan | 43.3 km | 0.9 |
| Workington | – | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 12.7 km | 0.6 |
| Maryport | 9.0 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | 48.2 km | 0.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 13.5 km | 0.4 |
| Egremont | 17.6 km | 0.1 |
| Wigton | 32.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Whitehaven | 11.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |