Crap Towns / Halesowen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Halesowen?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Halesowen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 16 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 16 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 98 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,164 | 97.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hagley | 6.6 km | 4.7 |
| Stourbridge | 5.0 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Smethwick | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | – | 0.4 |
| Brierley Hill | 4.2 km | 0.2 |
| Kingswinford | 7.4 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | 6.0 km | 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 3.3 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 2.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |