Crap Towns / Pontefract / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pontefract?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Pontefract couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.9% of premises, 6% lower 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 | 135 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 14,343 | 87.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | – | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 3.8 km | 0.8 |
| Upton | 8.6 km | 0.6 |
| Normanton | 6.9 km | 0.6 |
| Knottingley | 3.9 km | 0.5 |
| Hemsworth | 9.3 km | 0.2 |
| Crofton | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 3.6 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | 9.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 6.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 8.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |