88.5% of homes and businesses in Barnsley can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 30.5 points in a year: 37,237 more premises can now order it. 323 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 120,747 premises (homes and businesses), January 2026.
Share of premises that can order full fibre (and gigabit, which also counts cable).
Full fibre Gigabit-capable (incl. cable)
| Barnsley | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 88.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 91.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Barnsley ranks 89th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
9,109 of 125,162 premises in BDUK's records (7.3%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by April 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| S70 | 87% | 97% | 0.1% | 1237 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S71 | 92% | 99% | 0.3% | 1221 |
| S72 | 76% | 97% | 0.8% | 714 |
| S73 | 92% | 100% | 0% | 752 |
| S74 | 76% | 96% | 1% | 520 |
| S75 | 89% | 98% | 0.6% | 1335 |
88.5% of premises in Barnsley could order full fibre in January 2026, and 91.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Barnsley went from 58% in January 2025 to 88.5% in January 2026: 37,237 more premises.
323 premises in Barnsley (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 7 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 37% of premises that can get full fibre in Barnsley have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
9,109 premises in Barnsley can't get gigabit broadband yet. 4,651 are in a provider's own build plans, 878 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by April 2027, and 3,580 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 6 postcode districts we cover for Barnsley, S73 has the most gigabit coverage (92% on average) and S72 the least (76%).
98.4% of premises in Barnsley have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 92.7%.