Crap Towns / Tipton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tipton?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Tipton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 9 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,073 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesbury | 3.4 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 4.5 km | 0.4 |
| West Bromwich | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Bilston | 3.1 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 2.7 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | 5.3 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 6.0 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 3.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tipton | – | less than 0.1 |
| Sedgley | 5.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |