Crap Towns / Lichfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lichfield?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Lichfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.3% 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 | 26 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,651 | 91.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhills | 8.3 km | 0.9 |
| Aldridge | 10.8 km | 0.9 |
| Fazeley | 10.8 km | 0.7 |
| Streetly | 12.1 km | 0.6 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 11.8 km | 0.6 |
| Rugeley | 11.8 km | 0.3 |
| Tamworth | 12.1 km | 0.3 |
| Norton Canes | 9.9 km | 0.2 |
| Lichfield | – | 0.2 |
| Burntwood | 6.6 km | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 11.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |