Crap Towns / East Ardsley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in East Ardsley?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in East Ardsley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.1% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,824 | 99.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 5.5 km | 1.6 |
| Dewsbury | 7.1 km | 1.1 |
| Horbury | 7.3 km | 0.6 |
| Drighlington | 7.9 km | 0.4 |
| Morley | 3.8 km | 0.3 |
| Batley | 5.9 km | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | – | 0.3 |
| Rothwell | 5.0 km | 0.2 |
| Gildersome | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Ossett | 5.3 km | 0.2 |
| Heckmondwike | 8.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |