Crap Towns / Hagley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hagley?
In January 2026, 4.7% of premises in Hagley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 9.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 75.2% of premises, 20% lower than 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 | 140 | 4.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,250 | 75.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hagley | – | 4.7 |
| Stourbridge | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 10.3 km | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| Brierley Hill | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Kidderminster | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| Kingswinford | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 10.7 km | 0.1 |
| Catshill | 9.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 9.8 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 8.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |