Crap Towns / Crigglestone and Durkar / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Crigglestone and Durkar?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Crigglestone and Durkar couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,172 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 4.9 km | 1.6 |
| Dewsbury | 8.1 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 8.7 km | 0.8 |
| Horbury | 2.2 km | 0.6 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | – | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| Darton | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Ossett | 4.9 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | 7.2 km | 0.1 |
| Crofton | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 8.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |