Crap Towns / Cudworth and Shafton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cudworth and Shafton?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Cudworth and Shafton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 63 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,377 | 90.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby | 6.2 km | 1.8 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | – | 1.1 |
| Barnsley | 4.5 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 6.9 km | 0.5 |
| Grimethorpe | 2.5 km | 0.3 |
| Wombwell | 7.0 km | 0.2 |
| Darfield | 5.9 km | 0.2 |
| Hemsworth | 5.1 km | 0.2 |
| Darton | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | 3.0 km | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 4.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |