Crap Towns / Normanton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Normanton?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Normanton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 34 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 61 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,384 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 6.6 km | 1.6 |
| Pontefract | 6.9 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 5.3 km | 0.8 |
| Normanton | – | 0.6 |
| Rothwell | 7.5 km | 0.2 |
| Crofton | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | 7.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 9.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 8.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 6.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |