Crap Towns / Newport / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newport?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Newport couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.6% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,166 | 88.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Albrighton | 15.4 km | 3.3 |
| Penkridge | 18.6 km | 3.1 |
| Codsall | 20.0 km | 2.8 |
| Stafford | 18.4 km | 1.2 |
| Telford | 11.2 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 21.1 km | 0.7 |
| Broseley | 18.4 km | 0.6 |
| Newport | – | 0.4 |
| Shifnal | 11.1 km | 0.1 |
| Perton | 22.4 km | 0.1 |
| Market Drayton | 17.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |