Crap Towns / Kippax / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kippax?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Kippax 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 99.3% of premises, 6% 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 | 4,700 | 99.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 9.5 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 5.7 km | 0.8 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.4 km | 0.7 |
| Normanton | 7.6 km | 0.6 |
| Knottingley | 10.9 km | 0.5 |
| Garforth | 2.6 km | 0.4 |
| Rothwell | 8.0 km | 0.2 |
| Crofton | 12.7 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | – | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 1.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |