Crap Towns / Stone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stone?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Stone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 24 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 24 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 59 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,809 | 97.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penkridge | 19.5 km | 3.1 |
| Werrington | 14.7 km | 2.0 |
| Cheadle | 14.1 km | 1.5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 10.3 km | 1.5 |
| Stafford | 10.9 km | 1.2 |
| Uttoxeter | 18.3 km | 0.7 |
| Stone | – | 0.7 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 9.4 km | 0.6 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 15.5 km | 0.4 |
| Newport | 21.1 km | 0.4 |
| Rugeley | 20.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |