Crap Towns / Crofton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Crofton?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Crofton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.4% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
Even the internet works. Smug little sod of a place.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,671 | 99.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 5.4 km | 1.6 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 8.5 km | 1.1 |
| Horbury | 7.9 km | 0.6 |
| Normanton | 5.1 km | 0.6 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6.9 km | 0.3 |
| Hemsworth | 7.6 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Crofton | – | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 4.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 6.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |