Crap Towns / Worsley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Worsley?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Worsley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.9% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,383 | 98.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 6.4 km | 2.4 |
| Urmston | 5.8 km | 0.9 |
| Eccles | 2.5 km | 0.7 |
| Clifton | 4.5 km | 0.7 |
| Farnworth | 5.2 km | 0.7 |
| Kearsley | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| Walkden | 2.0 km | 0.4 |
| Worsley | – | 0.2 |
| Little Hulton | 3.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 2.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tyldesley | 5.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |