Connectivity in Barnsley
Metropolitan boroughSouth west Yorkshire and The Humber. 252,784 people in 329 square kilometres.
4 layers about connectivity for Barnsley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Gigabit coverage by output area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Barnsley’s 793 output areas range from 0.0% to 100.0%.
Gigabit broadband coverage
CouncilIn Barnsley, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 87.8%.
- Against England
- 3% higher88.4%
- Against the UK
- 4% higher87.8%
Full-fibre broadband coverage
CouncilIn Barnsley, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get full-fibre broadband in January 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 81.0%.
- Against England
- 9% higher81.3%
- Against the UK
- 9% higher81.0%
Full-fibre take-up
CouncilIn Barnsley, 37% of the homes and businesses that could get full fibre had a full-fibre connection in January 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 47%.
- Against England
- 20% lower46%
- Against the UK
- 21% lower47%
4G coverage from all four networks
CouncilIn Barnsley, 99.79% of homes and businesses had outdoor 4G coverage from all four mobile networks in January 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 99.22%.
- Against England
- About the same99.35%
- Against the UK
- 1% higher99.22%