Crap Towns / Dudley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dudley?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Dudley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 109 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,352 | 96.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley | – | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Brierley Hill | 3.8 km | 0.2 |
| Kingswinford | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 3.5 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 3.4 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Tipton | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 4.0 km | 0.0 |
| Sedgley | 3.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |