Crap Towns / Waverley and Catcliffe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Waverley and Catcliffe?
In January 2026, 2.3% of premises in Waverley and Catcliffe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 23 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 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,919 | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley and Catcliffe | – | 2.3 |
| Sheffield | 6.1 km | 1.6 |
| Killamarsh | 8.2 km | 1.4 |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 8.9 km | 0.5 |
| Rotherham | 5.0 km | 0.3 |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 7.5 km | 0.2 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 8.5 km | 0.2 |
| Rawmarsh | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Thurcroft | 7.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Brinsworth | 1.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |