Crap Towns / Darfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Darfield?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Darfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,214 | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | 4.7 km | 4.0 |
| Hoyland | 5.6 km | 1.8 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 5.9 km | 1.1 |
| Barnsley | 6.3 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 5.8 km | 0.5 |
| Grimethorpe | 4.4 km | 0.3 |
| Goldthorpe | 4.6 km | 0.3 |
| Wombwell | 2.2 km | 0.2 |
| Darfield | – | 0.2 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Thurnscoe | 4.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |