Gigabit broadband coverage: highest and lowest councils in West Midlands (January 2026)
Wolverhampton had the highest gigabit broadband coverage of West Midlands’s 30 councils in January 2026, at 98.2%.
Malvern Hills had the lowest, at 71.7%. The middle council, Wyre Forest, had 88.1%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton | 98.2% |
| 2 | Tamworth | 97.9% |
| 3 | Coventry | 97.7% |
| 4 | Dudley | 97.2% |
| 5 | Cannock Chase | 96.8% |
| 6 | Sandwell | 96.2% |
| 7 | Solihull | 95.4% |
| 8 | Birmingham | 95.0% |
| 9 | Walsall | 94.2% |
| 10 | Stoke-on-Trent | 94.0% |
| 11 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 93.7% |
| 12 | Worcester | 93.4% |
| 13 | Rugby | 92.9% |
| 14 | Redditch | 90.7% |
| 15 | Wyre Forest | 88.1% |
| 16 | Telford and Wrekin | 87.1% |
| 17 | Warwick | 86.1% |
| 18 | Stratford-on-Avon | 85.3% |
| 19 | Bromsgrove | 85.1% |
| 20 | Stafford | 84.3% |
| 21 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 83.9% |
| 22 | South Staffordshire | 83.6% |
| 23 | Lichfield | 83.2% |
| 24 | East Staffordshire | 82.5% |
| 25 | Herefordshire | 82.3% |
| 26 | North Warwickshire | 81.9% |
| 27 | Wychavon | 78.4% |
| 28 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 75.6% |
| 29 | Shropshire | 74.6% |
| 30 | Malvern Hills | 71.7% |