Crap Towns / Royston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Royston?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Royston 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 90.7% 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,687 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cudworth and Shafton | 3.0 km | 1.1 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 5.7 km | 0.8 |
| Barnsley | 4.5 km | 0.6 |
| Worsbrough | 7.5 km | 0.5 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 7.2 km | 0.3 |
| Grimethorpe | 5.5 km | 0.3 |
| Hemsworth | 6.9 km | 0.2 |
| Darton | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Royston | – | 0.1 |
| Crofton | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 3.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |