Formby mobile coverage Three 32% indoors here, 84% across Preston PR8 · Sefton
EE has the best measured coverage in PR8: 100/100, 10 points ahead of Three on Ofcom's overall score, with O2 within 0 points.
PR8: Formby, Halsall, Scarisbrick, Duke's, Norwood, Ainsdale, Birkdale, Cambridge (Sefton, West Lancashire).
PR8 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 150 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: PR8 4AH, PR8 4DN, PR8 4ET, PR8 4JE, PR8 4NJ, PR8 4RX. Methodology.
How PR8 compares
Against the Preston average
- Three indoors: 32% here, 84% across Preston (−52).
Lowest indoor figure of the 9 Preston districts sampled, for Three.
Indoor signal around PR8
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR8 Formby (here) | – | 99% | 100% | 32% | 100% |
| PR9 North Meols, Tarleton | 5 | 55% | 100% | 79% | 100% |
| PR4 Hutton, Preston Rural | 19 | 89% | 96% | 83% | 80% |
| PR7 Chorley, Chorley South | 23 | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| PR1 Penwortham, Ashton | 25 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Preston average | – | 92% | 100% | 84% | 98% |
Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 32% here and 79% in PR9 North Meols, 5 km away.
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