Thornton street's broadband one of slowest in North West

Mayfair Drive in Thornton only achieved an average broadband speed of 3.35 megabits per second (Mbps) over the past year.

Data collected by price comparison service Uswitch found that Mayfair Drive was the only Fylde Coast street to feature in the North West, despite superfast broadband (downloads speeds of 30Mbps or more) availability in the area.

The street came in tenth in the top ten slowest speeds in the North West, with the worst broadband speeds coming from Birchfields Road, Manchester, at 0.80 Mbps.

The service has now urged residents across the Fylde Coast to pay attention to their broadband speeds, and ensure they are getting enough for their money.

A spokesman for Uswitch said: "The number of speed tests is up 225 per cent on last year’s tally of 122,845, with the dramatic rise suggesting that consumers have been paying closer attention to the performance of their home broadband during lockdown.

"The good news is that the number of broadband users enjoying faster speeds is growing. More than half of users (54 per cent) now get speeds of more than 30Mbps, up from under a quarter five years ago.

"But despite the fact that superfast broadband is available to 95 per cent of the country, only six in ten contributors to a recent survey believed they could access it in their local area.

"The slowest streets in the North West have access to a quicker service, suggesting that consumers are being deprived of better broadband simply because they aren’t checking."

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