Crap Towns / Heckmondwike / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Heckmondwike?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Heckmondwike couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.9% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,579 | 98.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 3.9 km | 1.1 |
| Mirfield | 4.0 km | 0.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.4 km | 0.8 |
| Liversedge | 2.0 km | 0.6 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 4.9 km | 0.6 |
| Drighlington | 4.9 km | 0.4 |
| Morley | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Batley | 2.3 km | 0.3 |
| Gildersome | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Ossett | 7.4 km | 0.2 |
| Heckmondwike | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |