Crap Towns / Bilston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bilston?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Bilston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,239 | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Walsall | 6.9 km | 0.4 |
| Wednesbury | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| West Bromwich | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| Bilston | – | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 3.4 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 3.8 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 2.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tipton | 3.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Sedgley | 5.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |