Crap Towns / Dronfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dronfield?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Dronfield 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 91.5% 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 | 19 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,291 | 91.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 11.3 km | 2.3 |
| Sheffield | 7.9 km | 1.6 |
| Killamarsh | 10.4 km | 1.4 |
| Eckington | 6.5 km | 0.9 |
| Staveley | 8.3 km | 0.8 |
| Chesterfield | 7.2 km | 0.6 |
| Dronfield | – | 0.2 |
| Brimington | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 12.1 km | 0.1 |
| Wingerworth | 11.5 km | 0.1 |
| Brinsworth | 12.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |