Crap Towns / Rothwell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rothwell?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Rothwell 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 97.9% of premises, about the same as 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 | 24 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,603 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 7.7 km | 1.6 |
| Leeds | 7.3 km | 1.5 |
| Normanton | 7.5 km | 0.6 |
| Garforth | 8.4 km | 0.4 |
| Morley | 7.2 km | 0.3 |
| East Ardsley | 5.0 km | 0.3 |
| Rothwell | – | 0.2 |
| Gildersome | 9.3 km | 0.2 |
| Ossett | 9.8 km | 0.2 |
| Kippax | 8.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 6.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |