Crap Towns / Wath upon Dearne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wath upon Dearne?
In January 2026, 4.0% of premises in Wath upon Dearne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 8.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 323 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 323 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 331 | 4.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,474 | 89.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | – | 4.0 |
| Hoyland | 6.9 km | 1.8 |
| Goldthorpe | 3.7 km | 0.3 |
| Wombwell | 4.9 km | 0.2 |
| Darfield | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 6.5 km | 0.2 |
| Rawmarsh | 4.4 km | 0.1 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 2.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Mexborough | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Thurnscoe | 5.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Swinton | 2.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |