Crap Towns / Harworth and Bircotes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Harworth and Bircotes?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Harworth and Bircotes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 66 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,820 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Finningley | 7.7 km | 7.2 |
| Harworth and Bircotes | – | 1.3 |
| Doncaster | 10.9 km | 0.8 |
| Worksop | 12.9 km | 0.7 |
| Dinnington | 11.5 km | 0.4 |
| North Anston | 12.7 km | 0.2 |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 8.2 km | 0.1 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 5.7 km | 0.1 |
| Warmsworth | 10.9 km | 0.1 |
| Armthorpe | 13.0 km | 0.1 |
| Maltby | 8.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |