Crap Towns / Smethwick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Smethwick?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Smethwick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 81 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,813 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 7.6 km | 1.8 |
| Wednesbury | 7.7 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 8.3 km | 0.4 |
| Smethwick | – | 0.4 |
| Halesowen | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| West Bromwich | 4.4 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.0 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | 3.0 km | 0.1 |
| Tipton | 7.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 4.9 km | 0.0 |
| Cradley Heath | 6.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |