Crap Towns / Oldbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Oldbury?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Oldbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,096 | 97.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesbury | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 5.2 km | 0.4 |
| Smethwick | 3.0 km | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 6.0 km | 0.4 |
| West Bromwich | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 2.1 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | – | 0.1 |
| Tipton | 5.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 2.7 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 4.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |