Crap Towns / Barugh Green and Redbrook / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barugh Green and Redbrook?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Barugh Green and Redbrook couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,846 | 96.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyland | 8.7 km | 1.8 |
| Dodworth | 2.3 km | 1.3 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 7.3 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | – | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | 3.5 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Wombwell | 9.0 km | 0.2 |
| Darton | 2.6 km | 0.2 |
| Penistone | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Royston | 5.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |