Crap Towns / Garforth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Garforth?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Garforth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.3% 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 | 28 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,910 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 11.5 km | 1.5 |
| Pontefract | 12.1 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 8.3 km | 0.8 |
| Boston Spa | 12.2 km | 0.7 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.8 km | 0.7 |
| Normanton | 9.9 km | 0.6 |
| Garforth | – | 0.4 |
| Tadcaster | 12.1 km | 0.3 |
| Rothwell | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Kippax | 2.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 4.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |