Crap Towns / Wombourne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wombourne?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Wombourne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,782 | 90.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 7.5 km | 0.7 |
| Stourbridge | 9.9 km | 0.4 |
| Dudley | 7.9 km | 0.4 |
| Wombourne | – | 0.4 |
| Brierley Hill | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bilston | 9.0 km | 0.1 |
| Kingswinford | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| Perton | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Coseley | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Tipton | 9.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Sedgley | 4.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |