Crap Towns / Selby / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Selby?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Selby couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.7% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 8 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,774 | 98.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| York | 19.7 km | 1.8 |
| Thorne | 19.9 km | 0.8 |
| Pontefract | 18.7 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 18.8 km | 0.8 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 9.9 km | 0.7 |
| Knottingley | 15.0 km | 0.5 |
| Tadcaster | 17.6 km | 0.3 |
| Goole | 15.2 km | 0.1 |
| Selby | – | 0.1 |
| Moorends | 18.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Askern | 19.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |