Crap Towns / Thirsk / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Thirsk?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Thirsk couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 43 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,187 | 90.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Strensall | 29.5 km | 2.6 |
| Catterick Garrison | 29.0 km | 2.2 |
| Easingwold | 15.6 km | 1.3 |
| Northallerton | 13.8 km | 1.3 |
| Thirsk | – | 1.2 |
| Knaresborough | 26.2 km | 1.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 31.7 km | 0.9 |
| Yarm | 29.9 km | 0.7 |
| Harrogate | 29.9 km | 0.7 |
| Haxby | 29.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ripon | 15.9 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |