Crap Towns / Featherstone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Featherstone?
In January 2026, 3.9% of premises in Featherstone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 7.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 18 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.8% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 76 | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,665 | 84.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | – | 3.9 |
| Penkridge | 8.3 km | 3.1 |
| Codsall | 6.2 km | 2.8 |
| Wolverhampton | 6.8 km | 0.7 |
| Cannock | 8.6 km | 0.5 |
| Bloxwich | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Norton Canes | 9.5 km | 0.2 |
| Perton | 8.7 km | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 9.3 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 7.6 km | 0.1 |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 5.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |