Crap Towns / Horbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Horbury?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Horbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher 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 | 31 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,901 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 4.1 km | 1.6 |
| Dewsbury | 6.1 km | 1.1 |
| Horbury | – | 0.6 |
| Batley | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 2.2 km | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | 7.3 km | 0.3 |
| Darton | 8.3 km | 0.2 |
| Ossett | 2.6 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | 9.4 km | 0.1 |
| Crofton | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| Heckmondwike | 9.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |