Crap Towns / Kingswinford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kingswinford?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Kingswinford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,748 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stourbridge | 4.8 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 4.5 km | 0.4 |
| Wombourne | 5.2 km | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Brierley Hill | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Kingswinford | – | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 6.2 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 7.6 km | 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 8.1 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 6.6 km | 0.0 |
| Sedgley | 4.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |