Crap Towns / Knottingley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Knottingley?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Knottingley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,479 | 92.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 3.9 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 6.0 km | 0.8 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.0 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 9.7 km | 0.6 |
| Normanton | 10.5 km | 0.6 |
| Knottingley | – | 0.5 |
| Featherstone | 7.5 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | 10.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Askern | 11.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 8.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 10.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |