Crap Towns / Allerton Bywater / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Allerton Bywater?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Allerton Bywater couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,029 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 11.1 km | 1.6 |
| Pontefract | 8.8 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 5.1 km | 0.8 |
| Normanton | 6.0 km | 0.6 |
| Knottingley | 10.8 km | 0.5 |
| Garforth | 4.0 km | 0.4 |
| Rothwell | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Crofton | 11.0 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | 1.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |