Crap Towns / West Bromwich / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in West Bromwich?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in West Bromwich couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 20 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 20 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 49 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 41,410 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 5.5 km | 0.4 |
| Wednesbury | 3.4 km | 0.4 |
| Smethwick | 4.4 km | 0.4 |
| West Bromwich | – | 0.1 |
| Bilston | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.7 km | 0.1 |
| Oldbury | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 5.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tipton | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Blackheath | 6.7 km | 0.0 |
| Pheasey | 6.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |