Crap Towns / Boston Spa / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Boston Spa?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Boston Spa couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.5% 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 | 21 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,993 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| York | 18.3 km | 1.8 |
| Leeds | 16.9 km | 1.5 |
| Wetherby | 4.6 km | 1.5 |
| Knaresborough | 14.3 km | 1.0 |
| Harrogate | 16.1 km | 0.7 |
| Boston Spa | – | 0.7 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 15.0 km | 0.7 |
| Garforth | 12.2 km | 0.4 |
| Tadcaster | 5.3 km | 0.3 |
| Kippax | 14.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 16.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |