Crap Towns / Featherstone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Featherstone?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Featherstone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,834 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 3.6 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 4.9 km | 0.8 |
| Upton | 8.8 km | 0.6 |
| Normanton | 4.3 km | 0.6 |
| Knottingley | 7.5 km | 0.5 |
| Hemsworth | 7.5 km | 0.2 |
| Crofton | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | – | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 7.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 8.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |