Crap Towns / South Elmsall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in South Elmsall?
In January 2026, 1.5% of premises in South Elmsall couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 83 | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,294 | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby | 2.7 km | 1.8 |
| South Elmsall | – | 1.5 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 8.9 km | 1.1 |
| Upton | 2.1 km | 0.6 |
| Grimethorpe | 7.0 km | 0.3 |
| Goldthorpe | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Hemsworth | 4.9 km | 0.2 |
| Adwick le Street | 6.5 km | 0.1 |
| Askern | 8.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 6.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Thurnscoe | 6.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |