Crap Towns / Linthwaite and Slaithwaite / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 40 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 40 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 48 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,451 | 91.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Honley | 7.0 km | 1.2 |
| Halifax | 11.8 km | 1.2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 13.4 km | 1.1 |
| Brighouse | 10.3 km | 1.0 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | – | 1.0 |
| Meltham | 3.4 km | 0.8 |
| Mirfield | 12.6 km | 0.8 |
| Uppermill | 13.0 km | 0.7 |
| Liversedge | 14.2 km | 0.6 |
| Elland | 7.3 km | 0.3 |
| Huddersfield | 5.5 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |