Crap Towns / Ossett / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ossett?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Ossett couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% 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 | 17 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,656 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 4.6 km | 1.6 |
| Dewsbury | 3.9 km | 1.1 |
| Mirfield | 8.2 km | 0.8 |
| Liversedge | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Horbury | 2.6 km | 0.6 |
| Morley | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Batley | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 4.9 km | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | 5.3 km | 0.3 |
| Ossett | – | 0.2 |
| Heckmondwike | 7.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |