Crap Towns / Burntwood / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Burntwood?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Burntwood couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,844 | 98.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhills | 3.8 km | 0.9 |
| Aldridge | 8.2 km | 0.9 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 8.0 km | 0.6 |
| Cannock | 6.2 km | 0.5 |
| Rugeley | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| Bloxwich | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Norton Canes | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Lichfield | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Burntwood | – | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 6.3 km | 0.1 |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 7.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |