Crap Towns / Rotherham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rotherham?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Rotherham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.0% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 94 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 33,871 | 99.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | 8.0 km | 4.0 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5.0 km | 2.3 |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 7.7 km | 0.5 |
| Rotherham | – | 0.3 |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 4.8 km | 0.2 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 4.2 km | 0.2 |
| Rawmarsh | 3.6 km | 0.1 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| Thurcroft | 7.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 6.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Brinsworth | 3.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |