Crap Towns / Batley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Batley?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Batley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 26 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 62 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,925 | 96.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 3.8 km | 1.1 |
| Mirfield | 5.9 km | 0.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.2 km | 0.8 |
| Liversedge | 4.3 km | 0.6 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 5.3 km | 0.6 |
| Drighlington | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Morley | 3.9 km | 0.3 |
| Batley | – | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | 5.9 km | 0.3 |
| Gildersome | 4.1 km | 0.2 |
| Heckmondwike | 2.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |