Crap Towns / Dodworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dodworth?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Dodworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 19 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 70.0% of premises, 25% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 37 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,021 | 70.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyland | 7.3 km | 1.8 |
| Dodworth | – | 1.3 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 8.6 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 2.3 km | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | 4.2 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 4.1 km | 0.5 |
| Wombwell | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Darton | 4.9 km | 0.2 |
| Penistone | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| Royston | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| Deepcar | 8.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |