Crap Towns / Willenhall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Willenhall?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Willenhall couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 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 | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,764 | 97.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 6.0 km | 0.7 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 6.3 km | 0.6 |
| Walsall | 4.8 km | 0.4 |
| Wednesbury | 4.4 km | 0.4 |
| Bloxwich | 3.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bilston | 3.8 km | 0.1 |
| Pelsall | 6.5 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| Willenhall | – | 0.1 |
| Darlaston | 2.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Tipton | 6.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |