Crap Towns / Penistone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penistone?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Penistone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.6% 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,053 | 95.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyland | 12.4 km | 1.8 |
| Chapeltown and High Green | 11.8 km | 1.4 |
| Dodworth | 7.1 km | 1.3 |
| Honley | 12.1 km | 1.2 |
| Stocksbridge | 5.3 km | 0.8 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 8.5 km | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | 11.3 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 10.6 km | 0.5 |
| Darton | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Penistone | – | 0.1 |
| Deepcar | 6.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |