Gigabit broadband coverage: highest and lowest councils in North West (January 2026)

Oldham had the highest gigabit broadband coverage of North West’s 35 councils in January 2026, at 97.2%.

Westmorland and Furness had the lowest, at 81.8%. The middle council, Blackpool, had 93.6%.

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Gigabit broadband coverage for every council in North West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Oldham	97.2%
2	Knowsley	97.0%
3	St. Helens	96.9%
4	Wigan	96.5%
5	Wirral	96.4%
=6	Burnley	96.0%
=6	Halton	96.0%
=6	Warrington	96.0%
9	Tameside	95.1%
10	Bolton	95.0%
11	Stockport	94.9%
12	Fylde	94.4%
13	Pendle	94.3%
=14	Bury	94.2%
=14	Salford	94.2%
16	Trafford	94.0%
17	Hyndburn	93.8%
18	Blackpool	93.6%
19	Chorley	93.1%
20	Rossendale	92.9%
21	Blackburn with Darwen	92.5%
22	Wyre	92.4%
23	Preston	92.2%
24	Rochdale	92.0%
25	Liverpool	91.6%
26	Manchester	90.0%
27	Lancaster	89.1%
28	South Ribble	88.4%
=29	Cheshire West and Chester	88.3%
=29	Sefton	88.3%
31	Ribble Valley	86.6%
32	West Lancashire	85.6%
33	Cumberland	84.8%
34	Cheshire East	83.7%
35	Westmorland and Furness	81.8%

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