Crap Towns / Mexborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Mexborough?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Mexborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.3% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,985 | 99.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | 3.5 km | 4.0 |
| Goldthorpe | 4.0 km | 0.3 |
| Sprotbrough | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 5.4 km | 0.2 |
| Conisbrough | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Rawmarsh | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| Warmsworth | 6.7 km | 0.1 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 3.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Mexborough | – | less than 0.1 |
| Thurnscoe | 5.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 2.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |