Crap Towns / Sherburn in Elmet / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sherburn in Elmet?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Sherburn in Elmet couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 29 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,039 | 93.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 12.4 km | 0.8 |
| Castleford | 10.8 km | 0.8 |
| Boston Spa | 15.0 km | 0.7 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | – | 0.7 |
| Knottingley | 10.0 km | 0.5 |
| Garforth | 10.8 km | 0.4 |
| Tadcaster | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Selby | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| Featherstone | 15.3 km | 0.1 |
| Kippax | 10.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Allerton Bywater | 11.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |