Crap Towns / Hollywood / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hollywood?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Hollywood couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,073 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 10.2 km | 1.8 |
| Studley | 13.3 km | 1.7 |
| Solihull | 5.5 km | 0.6 |
| Smethwick | 12.8 km | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 14.5 km | 0.4 |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 9.4 km | 0.3 |
| Redditch | 10.8 km | 0.3 |
| Bromsgrove | 13.5 km | 0.1 |
| Hollywood | – | less than 0.1 |
| Catshill | 11.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 14.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |