PR26 broadband and area guide

Gigabit access reaches 82.8% of this compact postcode area, with fixed wireless available at 24.9%. The speed tail is notably heavier than PR25: 83.4% at gigabit, 11.3% at 30-300 Mbps, and 2.7% below 10 Mbps. That 2.7% proportion is the highest in this batch and represents genuine hardship cases, typically rural postcodes where neither cable nor wireless infrastructure reaches cost-justification. Cable provision dominates high-speed delivery. Superfast coverage is 94.7%, strong but showing more variance than better-served Chorley codes. Cable-equipped premises access gigabit reliably. The 11.3% intermediate segment splits between wireless-served postcodes and copper-only addresses, with real-world speeds typically 30-100 Mbps. Wireless technology at 24.9% provides an important alternative where cable doesn't reach. The 2.7% below-10 Mbps tail represents approximately nine postcodes across 333 total; not widespread, but these affected areas have limited options.

PR26 likely encompasses the less densely wired fringes of Chorley, where cable deployment wasn't prioritised. The 2.7% unserved suggests real hardship cases; those premises may not qualify for standard broadband services at all. Fixed wireless at 24.9% provides an alternative for some, though not universal.