Crap Towns / Walsall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Walsall?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Walsall couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.9% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 126 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 24,824 | 86.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 4.5 km | 0.9 |
| Streetly | 5.9 km | 0.6 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 3.8 km | 0.6 |
| Walsall | – | 0.4 |
| Wednesbury | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Bloxwich | 4.0 km | 0.2 |
| West Bromwich | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 5.8 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | 4.8 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 4.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pheasey | 4.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |