Crap Towns / Darlaston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Darlaston?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Darlaston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,414 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 6.8 km | 0.7 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 7.0 km | 0.6 |
| Walsall | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Wednesbury | 2.0 km | 0.4 |
| Bloxwich | 5.2 km | 0.2 |
| West Bromwich | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| Bilston | 2.8 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 2.5 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | – | less than 0.1 |
| Tipton | 3.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |