Crap Towns / Knaresborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Knaresborough?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Knaresborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 85 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,213 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 21.7 km | 2.7 |
| Wetherby | 9.7 km | 1.5 |
| Easingwold | 21.9 km | 1.3 |
| Otley | 18.8 km | 1.2 |
| Knaresborough | – | 1.0 |
| Harrogate | 5.3 km | 0.7 |
| Boston Spa | 14.3 km | 0.7 |
| Tadcaster | 18.9 km | 0.3 |
| Ripon | 15.4 km | 0.2 |
| Yeadon | 20.5 km | 0.2 |
| Guiseley | 21.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |