Crap Towns / Penkridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penkridge?
In January 2026, 3.1% of premises in Penkridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.0% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 133 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,773 | 88.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | 8.3 km | 3.9 |
| Penkridge | – | 3.1 |
| Codsall | 12.0 km | 2.8 |
| Stafford | 8.8 km | 1.2 |
| Cannock | 7.2 km | 0.5 |
| Rugeley | 12.1 km | 0.3 |
| Bloxwich | 14.4 km | 0.2 |
| Norton Canes | 11.0 km | 0.2 |
| Burntwood | 13.4 km | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 13.8 km | 0.1 |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 9.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |