Crap Towns / Skipton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Skipton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Skipton 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 95.7% of premises, about the same as 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 | 14 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,228 | 95.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 18.3 km | 2.7 |
| Colne | 15.0 km | 1.4 |
| Silsden | 7.4 km | 1.2 |
| Barrowford | 17.9 km | 1.2 |
| Steeton | 8.0 km | 1.0 |
| Ilkley | 12.6 km | 0.9 |
| Keighley | 12.3 km | 0.8 |
| Haworth | 14.7 km | 0.6 |
| Barnoldswick | 11.9 km | 0.3 |
| Bingley | 17.1 km | 0.2 |
| Skipton | – | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |