Crap Towns / Elland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Elland?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Elland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.9% 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 | 27 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,486 | 92.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 5.8 km | 1.2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 6.2 km | 1.1 |
| Brighouse | 3.7 km | 1.0 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 7.3 km | 1.0 |
| Meltham | 10.3 km | 0.8 |
| Mirfield | 9.0 km | 0.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 8.9 km | 0.8 |
| Liversedge | 9.1 km | 0.6 |
| Queensbury | 8.9 km | 0.6 |
| Elland | – | 0.3 |
| Huddersfield | 5.2 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |