Revealed: The best and worst locations in the UK to buy Glastonbury tickets – so, how does your town stack up?

It’s widely regarded as the best festival in the world, so it’s no surprise that tickets to Glastonbury are hard to come by.

More than 2.5 million eager fans tried to get their hands on just 135,000 tickets last year, giving the average person less than a 6% chance of successfully obtaining a ticket.

Many regular attendees swear by different methods to boost their chances, from using WiFi in some cafes to using a VPN.

Now, a study has revealed the best and worst locations in the UK to get tickets.

The report notes that Dalrymple in East Ayrshire is the ultimate location to buy tickets, while Ringway in Greater Manchester is the worst place to apply from.

A study has revealed the best and worst locations in the UK to get tickets. She points out that Dalrymple in East Ayrshire is the ultimate location to buy tickets, while Ringway in Greater Manchester is the worst place to place orders from.

It’s widely regarded as the best festival in the world, so it’s no surprise that tickets to Glastonbury are so difficult to come by.

Experts from National Broadband have created a tool called Glastonbury Ticket Scramble Matrix to reveal the best and worst locations to get a Glastonbury ticket.

The tool takes into account two main factors – average broadband speeds, and estimated network traffic on the day of the Glastonbury sales.

Overall, the East Ayrshire town of Dalrymple took first place for a ticket.

This was closely followed by Weeton-with-Preese in Lancashire, Burgh by Sands in Cumbria, and North Weald Bassett in Essex.

In contrast, Ringway in Greater Manchester was rated as the worst place in the UK to experience tickets, with average broadband speeds of just 4.69Mbps and high network traffic.

This was closely followed by Argyll and Bute in Scotland, and Corsley in south-west Wiltshire.

For reference, Ofcom advises that 10MB is the minimum ‘decent’ speed homes should get.

Despite the huge traffic on its network, London still ranks first in the UK for tickets overall, ahead of Northern Ireland and the North East.

Ringway in Greater Manchester has been named the worst place in the UK to try tickets, with average broadband speeds of just 4.69Mbps and high network traffic (stock image)

However, it’s bad news for Scots hoping to get tickets, as Scotland has been ranked as the worst area in the UK to get tickets.

Ironically, the second worst area in the UK was the South West, where the festival is held.

“Come June, Glastonbury will be the place to be, and for festival fans these results are somewhat worrying,” says David Hennell, director of National Broadband.

“With some places in the UK enjoying average broadband speeds up to 40 times faster than others, many people don’t even stand a chance of getting their coveted tickets.

“This hugely popular, iconic event shines a sharp light on the UK’s digital divide.

“Decent internet is now an essential service for everything from banking and retail, the ability to work effectively from home and stream TV to connecting with friends and loved ones.

“But that’s not all, it’s also essential for experiencing and planning entertainment.

“Speeds in places like Corsley, Temple Sowerby and Ringway are simply unusable, and there are more than 400,000 properties across the UK in the same boat without reaching speeds above 10Mbps.

“These areas left on the wrong side of the digital divide need immediate solutions to provide them with the fast, reliable broadband we all need to go about our daily lives.”