Crap Towns / Barnsley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barnsley?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Barnsley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 20 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 20 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 217 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 34,017 | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyland | 6.6 km | 1.8 |
| Dodworth | 4.2 km | 1.3 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 4.5 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 3.5 km | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | – | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 3.1 km | 0.5 |
| Grimethorpe | 6.0 km | 0.3 |
| Wombwell | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Darfield | 6.3 km | 0.2 |
| Darton | 4.6 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |