Broadband in Bolton
90% of homes in Bolton can get full fibre, 8 points above the England figure of 82%. That ranks 63rd of 296 councils in England and 81st of 361 across the UK.
What homes in Bolton can get
- Gigabit1,000Mbps or faster97%
- Full fibreFibre all the way to the home90%
- Ultrafast300Mbps or faster98%
- Fast100Mbps or faster98%
- Superfast30Mbps or faster100%
- No decent serviceUnder 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless0%
137,545
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
36%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
0
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network
Towns in Bolton
| Town | Gigabit | Superfast | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 92% | 99% | 4,232 |
| Farnworth | 97% | 99% | 651 |
| Horwich | 92% | 98% | 616 |
| Westhoughton | 99% | 100% | 483 |
| Kearsley | 93% | 99% | 270 |
| Little Lever | 98% | 100% | 258 |
| Blackrod | 98% | 100% | 138 |
Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.
Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for Bolton (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.