Online tool reveals web speed woes
BUT BURTON WILL GET BOOST WHEN NEW UPGRADE STARTS
A GOVERNMENT tool has revealed which areas of Staffordshire and Derbyshire have the best broadband speeds, with Stafford and Tamworth coming out as among the fastest.
The tool, posted on the official government website, reveals which areas have the best speeds and the variations in broadband availability in the region, based on variations from Ofcom data.
It comes after the Government had to row back on its 2019 election pledge of providing the UK with full-fibre broadband by 2025, instead it is aiming for at least 85% coverage.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “This broadband revolution will fire up people’s businesses and homes, and the vital public services that we all rely on, so we can continue to level up and build back better from this pandemic.”
Broadband firm Openreach also announced plans last year to make “ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable” full-fibre broadband available to 11 market towns and villages across the West Midlands, including Burton and Cannock in Staffordshire.
A spokesman for the company said: “We’re still in the planning stage, and rolling out broadband is complex at times.
“But this is a really substantial build in the Burton area, so the majority of people should benefit.”
The following data has been broken down by parlimentary constituencies, you can check your constituency.
Burton: The average download speed in Burton (including Uttoxeter and Branston) in megabits per second (mbps) came in at 55.7, with 95.3% of broadband lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps, classed as ‘superfast broadband. However, 0.5% of premises in Burton are unable to receive 10 Mbps download speed or 1 Mbps upload speed, which Ofcom regards as necessary components of ‘decent broadband.’
Stafford: which includes Stafford, Penkridge and Great Haywood, has one of the highest average download speeds across the county, with average download speeds coming in at 82.6 mbps, with 95.5% of lines being able to access superfast speeds and only 0.2% of premesises unable to access ‘decent broadband.’
South Derbyshire: South Derbyshire (which includes Hilton and Swadlincote) has average download speeds of 60.6 mbps, with 94% of lines being able to access ‘superfast’ broadband and 0.7% of premises having no access to ‘decent broadband’ as defined by Ofcom.
Stone: Stone, which includes Cheadle and Eccleshall has one of the lowest stats with average download speeds of 50.7 Mbps and 0.9% of premises unable to access decent broadband. 89.7% of lines in the Stone constituency able to access superfast broadband.
Lichfield: Lichfield has average download speeds of 73.8 mbps with 96.2% of broadband lines able to access superfast broadband, with 0.3% of premesises unable to access decent broadband.
Tamworth: According to the government figures, the average download speed of places in Tamworth is 82.8 Mbps, with 97.2% of lines able to access superfast broadband, with 0.3% of premises unable to access decent broadband speeds.