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Broadband in West Lancashire

87% of homes in West Lancashire can get full fibre, 5 points above the England figure of 82%. That ranks 95th of 296 councils in England and 122nd of 361 across the UK.

What homes in West Lancashire can get

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    87%
  • Full fibre
    Fibre all the way to the home
    87%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    87%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    89%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    98%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0.1%
Share of homes in West Lancashire able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.
54,725
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
58%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
55
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network

Homes without a decent connection may qualify for the broadband Universal Service Obligation, and satellite services are now a realistic option for many. What to do if you can't get decent broadband.

Towns in West Lancashire

TownGigabitSuperfastPostcodes
Skelmersdale79%99%599
Ormskirk95%100%552
Burscough95%100%175
Tarleton74%98%124

Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.

Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for West Lancashire (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.