Crap Towns / Ilkley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ilkley?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Ilkley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 65 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,922 | 92.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 5.6 km | 2.7 |
| Silsden | 7.1 km | 1.2 |
| Otley | 9.2 km | 1.2 |
| Steeton | 8.7 km | 1.0 |
| Ilkley | – | 0.9 |
| Keighley | 8.4 km | 0.8 |
| Baildon | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Menston | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Bingley | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| Guiseley | 9.8 km | 0.1 |
| Shipley | 11.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |