Crap Towns / Darton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Darton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Darton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.1% 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 | 15 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,952 | 96.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dodworth | 4.9 km | 1.3 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 6.7 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 2.6 km | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | 4.6 km | 0.6 |
| Horbury | 8.3 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 7.1 km | 0.5 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6.2 km | 0.3 |
| Grimethorpe | 9.1 km | 0.3 |
| Darton | – | 0.2 |
| Royston | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 7.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |