Crap Towns / Hebden Bridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hebden Bridge?
In January 2026, 4.4% of premises in Hebden Bridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 8.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 51.0% of premises, 46% lower than 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 | 145 | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,667 | 51.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hebden Bridge | – | 4.4 |
| Halifax | 8.7 km | 1.2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 12.3 km | 1.1 |
| Todmorden | 6.9 km | 0.8 |
| Queensbury | 10.9 km | 0.6 |
| Haworth | 10.9 km | 0.6 |
| Elland | 13.5 km | 0.3 |
| Bacup | 13.4 km | 0.2 |
| Whitworth | 14.7 km | 0.1 |
| Thornton | 12.3 km | 0.1 |
| Littleborough | 12.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |