Crap Towns / Polesworth and Dordon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Polesworth and Dordon?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Polesworth and Dordon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 46 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,278 | 91.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Polesworth and Dordon | – | 1.3 |
| Measham | 13.7 km | 1.0 |
| Bedworth | 16.6 km | 0.8 |
| Fazeley | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 14.6 km | 0.6 |
| Nuneaton | 13.8 km | 0.4 |
| Coleshill | 10.1 km | 0.4 |
| Tamworth | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Lichfield | 16.8 km | 0.2 |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 15.9 km | 0.1 |
| Atherstone | 5.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |