Crap Towns / Rushall and Shelfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rushall and Shelfield?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Rushall and Shelfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.6% 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 | 32 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,395 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhills | 4.2 km | 0.9 |
| Aldridge | 2.1 km | 0.9 |
| Streetly | 5.6 km | 0.6 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | – | 0.6 |
| Walsall | 3.8 km | 0.4 |
| Bloxwich | 3.0 km | 0.2 |
| Norton Canes | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Pelsall | 2.6 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 6.3 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 7.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pheasey | 6.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |