# Full-fibre take-up: highest and lowest councils in West Midlands (January 2026)

Worcester had the highest full-fibre take-up of West Midlands’s 30 councils in January 2026, at 66%.

Dudley had the lowest, at 25%. The middle council, Redditch, had 45%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 66% |
| 2 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 64% |
| 3 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 62% |
| 4 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 60% |
| 5 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 58% |
| 6 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 57% |
| 7 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 56% |
| 8 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 55% |
| 9 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 53% |
| =10 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 52% |
| =10 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 52% |
| 12 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 50% |
| 13 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 48% |
| =14 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 45% |
| =14 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 45% |
| =14 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 45% |
| =14 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 45% |
| 18 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 44% |
| 19 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 43% |
| =20 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 41% |
| =20 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 41% |
| =22 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 40% |
| =22 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 40% |
| =24 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 37% |
| =24 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 37% |
| 26 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 35% |
| 27 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 33% |
| 28 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 32% |
| 29 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 27% |
| 30 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 25% |

Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), Ofcom. Period: January 2026. Period: January 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/east-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-take-up)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-take-up)

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