Broadband in Wakefield
96% of homes in Wakefield can get full fibre, 14 points above the England figure of 82%. That ranks 11th of 296 councils in England and 17th of 361 across the UK.
What homes in Wakefield can get
- Gigabit1,000Mbps or faster97%
- Full fibreFibre all the way to the home96%
- Ultrafast300Mbps or faster97%
- Fast100Mbps or faster97%
- Superfast30Mbps or faster99%
- No decent serviceUnder 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless0%
174,519
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
60%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
0
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network
Towns in Wakefield
| Town | Gigabit | Superfast | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 93% | 97% | 2,565 |
| Castleford | 96% | 98% | 1,085 |
| Pontefract | 85% | 99% | 847 |
| Ossett | 98% | 100% | 636 |
| Normanton | 95% | 98% | 574 |
| Horbury | 96% | 99% | 317 |
| South Elmsall | 96% | 98% | 305 |
| Featherstone | 94% | 99% | 282 |
| Knottingley | 94% | 99% | 270 |
| Hemsworth | 97% | 100% | 262 |
| South Kirkby | 99% | 100% | 225 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 98% | 100% | 154 |
| Crofton | 100% | 100% | 143 |
| Upton | 99% | 100% | 139 |
Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.
Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for Wakefield (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.