Crap Towns / Harrogate / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Harrogate?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Harrogate couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 287 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 37,892 | 97.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 16.5 km | 2.7 |
| Wetherby | 11.8 km | 1.5 |
| Otley | 13.7 km | 1.2 |
| Knaresborough | 5.3 km | 1.0 |
| Harrogate | – | 0.7 |
| Boston Spa | 16.1 km | 0.7 |
| Menston | 17.0 km | 0.4 |
| Ripon | 16.8 km | 0.2 |
| Yeadon | 16.0 km | 0.2 |
| Guiseley | 17.0 km | 0.1 |
| Rawdon | 18.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |