How does YOUR street measure up? UK’s best and worst roads for BROADBAND are revealed

Many of us face slow broadband speeds. A new study has shown which areas in the UK are most affected.

Uswitch has named Wistaston Road, Crewe the UK’s most slow street for broadband with an average download speed of 0.24Mbps.

In contrast, residents on Haul Fryn in Swansea enjoy the fastest broadband, with average speeds reaching an impressive 882Mbps – 3,567 times faster than Wistaston Road!

Ernest Doku from Uswitch.com is a broadband expert.

Residents of Haul Fryn Street, the year’s fastest street could download a movie within 47 seconds. It would take residents living on Wistaston Road 48 hours.

Uswitch has named Wistaston Road, Crewe the UK’s most slow street for broadband. It boasts an average speed of 0.24Mbps. In contrast, residents on Haul Fryn in Swansea enjoy the fastest broadband, with average speeds reaching an impressive 882Mbps – 3,567 times faster than Wistaston Road

Uswitch examined the data from 276,083 broadband speed tests for consumers to determine which areas have the slowest and fastest download speeds.

Haul Fryn came out as the victor, where download speeds reach 882Mbps on average – 243Mbps quicker than last year’s fastest street, Dale Lane in Cheshire.

Grange Road, Ilford (887.48Mbps), Dalesgate Close (Deer) (855.55Mbps), and West Gate (841.85Mbps were next.

Wistaston Road, Crewe was at the opposite end of the spectrum with an average speed of 0.25Mbps.

Closely followed were Grant Road in Banchory (0.28Mbps), Dutchells Copse at Horsham (0.29Mbps), and Cornwall Avenue, Manchester (0.31Mbps).

Use Uswitch’s broadband speed testing tool to see how speeds on your street compare.

According to Uswitch, broadband speeds are increasing and broadband users have access to faster internet connections.

Its analysis also found that 43 per cent of Brits now get superfast speeds of more than 30Mbps – almost double than those six years ago.

While superfast broadband can now be accessed in 98 percent of the UK and ultrafast internet to 62 percent, just 40% of Brits were aware that it was available within their area.

According to Uswitch (stock photo), broadband speeds are improving overall.

According to Uswitch, 9 of the 10 slowest streets could have faster service.

“At a moment when so many people rely on their broadband for work and streaming movies and TV, it’s difficult to imagine how frustrating such slow connections must be,” Mr. Doku said. 

“It’s wonderful to see the increasing uptake of ultrafast internet, but we don’t want large swathes left behind due to poor connections that won’t cut it for modern day life.

‘Initiatives, such as Project Gigabit and the Universal Service Obligation, are improving connections on both ends of spectrum. But consumers shouldn’t be left behind.

‘Of the ten slowest streets, nine could have access to faster broadband, so we urge residents there — and anyone else unhappy with their broadband speeds — to do a quick search online to see what speeds they could be getting with another provider.’ 

Uswitch recommends that you complain to your provider if your broadband speed is frustratingly slow.  

The provider advised, “If your service has a minimum speed guarantee, you will have 30 days for the issue to be resolved or you may switch providers without any fees.” 

‘If you aren’t covered by Ofcom’s Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speed — which protects all contracts started on or after 1 March 2019 or if your provider hasn’t opted in — then you should still complain to your provider.

“After this, if the staff have not resolved your issue to satisfaction, you can file a formal complaint with the Ombudsman.”