Crap Towns / Ripon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ripon?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Ripon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.7% of premises, 18% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,389 | 76.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 29.6 km | 2.7 |
| Catterick Garrison | 28.4 km | 2.2 |
| Wetherby | 24.9 km | 1.5 |
| Easingwold | 22.1 km | 1.3 |
| Northallerton | 23.4 km | 1.3 |
| Thirsk | 15.9 km | 1.2 |
| Otley | 28.2 km | 1.2 |
| Knaresborough | 15.4 km | 1.0 |
| Harrogate | 16.8 km | 0.7 |
| Boston Spa | 29.4 km | 0.7 |
| Ripon | – | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |