Crap Towns / Telford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Telford?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Telford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 123 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 123 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 712 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 67,780 | 90.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Albrighton | 13.7 km | 3.3 |
| Codsall | 20.3 km | 2.8 |
| Bayston Hill | 20.3 km | 1.7 |
| Shrewsbury | 19.0 km | 1.3 |
| Bridgnorth | 17.3 km | 1.0 |
| Telford | – | 0.9 |
| Broseley | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Newport | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Shifnal | 7.5 km | 0.1 |
| Perton | 21.1 km | 0.1 |
| Market Drayton | 24.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |