Crap Towns / Worcester / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Worcester?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Worcester couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.6% of premises, about the same as 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 | 93 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 47,458 | 93.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bewdley | 21.2 km | 0.8 |
| Great Malvern | 12.1 km | 0.6 |
| Pershore | 13.0 km | 0.4 |
| Redditch | 21.9 km | 0.3 |
| Evesham | 22.0 km | 0.3 |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 17.0 km | 0.2 |
| Worcester | – | 0.2 |
| Kidderminster | 21.3 km | 0.1 |
| Droitwich Spa | 8.3 km | 0.1 |
| Bromsgrove | 18.3 km | 0.1 |
| Catshill | 21.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |