Area Information for Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS
For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for WS8 7BS.
Basic Information
Area Type | Urban |
Local Authority | Walsall |
Ward | Aldridge North and Walsall Wood |
Constituency | Aldridge-Brownhills * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link. |
Region | West Midlands * Note that this refers to the Region, not the County of the same name |
Country | England |
Housing Summary
There has been a total of 48 property sales in Brownhills Road, WS8 7BS since the beginning of 1995.
You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here
The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.
Policing & Crime Summary
We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Aldridge), and the West Midlands Police force area,
which is available on the Crime tab of this page.
We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 52 crimes were reported within half a mile of WS8 7BS.
Nearby Services
StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...
- Closest primary school: Walsall Wood School (160 yards)
- Closest secondary school: Shire Oak Academy (510 yards)
- Closest GP: Streets Corner Surgery (430 yards)
- Closest hospital: Spire Little Aston Hospital (3.2 miles)
More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab.
Broadband Summary
This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. That generally means support for 1,000Mbps or more, giving blazing fast speeds. More details are available on the Broadband tab.
About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
Nearby Locations
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Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about WS8 as a whole.
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House Prices
We have found 48 property sales in Brownhills Road since the beginning of 1995.
Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.
Housing Types Embed This
The area containing Brownhills Road, Walsall consists predominantly of semi-detached housing, which can be an indicator of an affluent neighbourhood. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.
Housing Types | |
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Detached | 12 |
Semi-Detached | 115 |
Terraced | 15 |
Flat (Purpose-Built) | 18 |
Flat (Converted) | 0 |
Total | 160 |
Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Brownhills Road, Walsall contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 42% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.
Housing Tenure | |
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Owned Outright | 29 |
Owned with Mortgage | 38 |
Shared Ownership | 2 |
Rented: From Council | 28 |
Rented: Other Social | 38 |
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents | 23 |
Rented: Other | 1 |
Rent Free | 0 |
Total | 159 |
Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top
This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.
Housing Occupancy | |
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One Person | 34 |
Two People | 50 |
Three People | 32 |
Four People | 26 |
Five People | 13 |
Six People | 3 |
Seven People | 0 |
8+ People | 1 |
Total | 159 |
Household Composition Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Brownhills Road, Walsall consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.
Household Composition | |
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1 Person Household | 34 |
Family Household | 121 |
Other Household | 6 |
Total | 161 |
Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top
Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.
Household Deprivation | |
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Not Deprived | 74 |
Deprived In One Dimension | 49 |
Deprived In Two Dimensions | 24 |
Deprived In Three Dimensions | 10 |
Deprived In Four Dimensions | 1 |
Total | 158 |
Gender Embed This
Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.
Gender | |
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Male | 202 |
Female | 229 |
Total | 431 |
Age Groups Embed This Back to Top
The area around WS8 7BS has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 28% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.
Age Groups | |
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0-4 | 34 |
5-9 | 41 |
10-14 | 45 |
15-19 | 33 |
20-24 | 23 |
25-29 | 29 |
30-34 | 37 |
35-39 | 33 |
40-44 | 26 |
45-49 | 21 |
50-54 | 19 |
55-59 | 28 |
60-64 | 20 |
65-69 | 5 |
70-74 | 13 |
75-79 | 9 |
80-84 | 10 |
85+ | 5 |
Total | 431 |
Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top
The postcode WS8 7BS does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.
Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).
Relationship Status | |
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Single | 151 |
Married | 97 |
Separated | 4 |
Divorced | 42 |
Widowed | 9 |
Total | 303 |
Health Embed This Back to Top
Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.
Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.
It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.
Health | |
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Very Good | 206 |
Good | 151 |
Fair | 52 |
Bad | 17 |
Very Bad | 6 |
Total | 432 |
Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.
The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.
Highest Qualification Level Achieved | |
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Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) | 63 |
Apprenticeship | 7 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 44 |
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 70 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 42 |
No GCSEs or Equivalent | 70 |
Other | 8 |
Total | 304 |
Ethnic Group Embed This
As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 91% white.
As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.
There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.
Ethnic Group | |
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White | 394 |
Mixed Ethnicity | 16 |
Indian | 6 |
Black African | 6 |
Black Caribbean | 3 |
Other Black/African/Caribbean | 1 |
Arab | 1 |
Other | 4 |
Total | 431 |
Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.
Country of Birth | |
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United Kingdom | 416 |
European Union | 10 |
Africa | 4 |
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) | 1 |
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) | 1 |
Total | 432 |
Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.
The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".
Length of Residence | |
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Born in The United Kingdom | 416 |
10+ Years | 5 |
5-10 Years | 5 |
2-5 Years | 6 |
Less Than 2 Years | 0 |
Total | 432 |
Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top
Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to WS8 7BS.
Passport(s) Held | |
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None | 114 |
United Kingdom | 306 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 |
European Union | 9 |
Rest of Europe | 0 |
African Countries | 2 |
Religion Embed This Back to Top
The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.
Religion | |
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No Religion | 203 |
Christian | 204 |
Buddhist | 0 |
Hindu | 0 |
Jewish | 0 |
Muslim | 1 |
Sikh | 3 |
Other Religion | 1 |
Not Stated | 21 |
Total | 433 |
Economic Activity Embed This
Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.
The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.
Economic Activity | |
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Full-Time Employee | 100 |
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) | 45 |
Self Employed (No Subordinates) | 27 |
Self Employed (With Subordinates) | 3 |
Unemployed | 14 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 17 |
Retired | 41 |
Looking After Home or Family | 25 |
Long-Term Sick or Disabled | 18 |
Other | 15 |
Total | 305 |
Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top
This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.
Occupation Group | |
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Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 9 |
Professional Occupations | 20 |
Associate Professional Occupations | 29 |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 10 |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 28 |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 20 |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 14 |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 19 |
Elementary Occupations | 30 |
Total | 179 |
Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top
Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
Socio-Economic Classification | |
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Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional | 15 |
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional | 49 |
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations | 26 |
Own Account Worker/Small Employer | 37 |
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation | 14 |
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations | 52 |
Semi-Routine Occupation | 66 |
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed | 28 |
Full-time Student | 17 |
Total | 304 |
Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS is within the Aldridge policing neighbourhood, under the West Midlands Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 52 crimes were reported within half a mile of WS8 7BS.
Neighbourhood Team
Crime: | Click here to view 52 crimes committed near Brownhills Road |
Neighbourhood Team Address |
Aldridge |
Website: | http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2780 |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.







Below are the details of the closest services to WS8 7BS. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for WS8 7BS.
Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest railway station is Shenstone, approximately 3.5 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Shenstone | 3.5 miles |
Bloxwich | 3.7 miles |
Bloxwich North | 3.9 miles |
Blake Street | 4 miles |
Walsall | 4.1 miles |
Landywood | 4.3 miles |
Butlers Lane | 4.7 miles |
Lichfield City | 5.4 miles |
Cannock | 5.4 miles |
Bescot Stadium | 5.6 miles |
Four Oaks | 5.6 miles |
Tame Bridge Parkway | 5.9 miles |
Hednesford | 6.2 miles |
Sutton Coldfield | 6.4 miles |
Lichfield Trent Valley | 6.5 miles |
Hamstead (Birmingham) | 7.1 miles |
Wylde Green | 7.2 miles |
Chester Road | 7.8 miles |
Erdington | 8.1 miles |
Perry Barr | 8.1 miles |
Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is Walsall Wood School, approximately 160 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Walsall Wood School | 160 yards |
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St John's Church of England Primary School | 750 yards |
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Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School | 0.6 miles |
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.7 miles |
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Millfield Primary School | 0.8 miles |
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St James Primary School | 1 mile |
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 1.3 miles |
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St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy | 1.5 miles |
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St Francis Catholic Primary School | 1.5 miles |
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Leighswood School | 1.5 miles |
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Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is Shire Oak Academy, approximately 510 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Shire Oak Academy | 510 yards |
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Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy | 1.2 miles |
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Brownhills Ormiston Academy | 1.5 miles |
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Aldridge School - A Science College | 2.4 miles |
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College | 2.5 miles |
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Erasmus Darwin Academy | 2.5 miles |
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Walsall Academy | 3.1 miles |
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Chase Terrace Academy | 3.5 miles |
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Norton Canes High School | 3.6 miles |
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Queen Mary's High School | 3.6 miles |
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Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is Streets Corner Surgery, approximately 430 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Streets Corner Surgery | 430 yards |
Walsall Wood Health Centre | 430 yards |
St John's Medical Centre | 0.5 miles |
New Road Medical Centre | 1.2 miles |
Holland Park Surgery | 1.2 miles |
Parkside Medical Practice | 1.2 miles |
Stonnall Surgery | 1.5 miles |
Rushall Medical Centre - Pelsall Branch | 1.7 miles |
High Street Surgery | 1.7 miles |
Dr Nambisan Surgery | 1.8 miles |
Nearest Dentists Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is High Street Dental Practice, approximately 0.8 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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High Street Dental Practice | 0.8 miles |
Dhaliwal | 1 mile |
Pelsall Road Dental Partnership | 1.1 miles |
Combined Community Dental Services: Brownhills | 1.2 miles |
OraCo Ltd | 1.7 miles |
OraCo | 1.7 miles |
Aldridge House Dental Practice | 2 miles |
Anchor Road Dental Practice | 2.1 miles |
Aldridge Dental Practice | 2.1 miles |
The Priory Dental Practice | 2.1 miles |
Nearest Hospitals Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is Spire Little Aston Hospital, approximately 3.2 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Spire Little Aston Hospital | 3.2 miles |
Bloxwich Hospital | 3.5 miles |
Manor Hospital | 4.6 miles |
Dorothy Pattison Hospital | 4.7 miles |
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital | 5.9 miles |
Cannock Chase Hospital | 6 miles |
Good Hope Hospital | 6.6 miles |
Heath Lane Hospital | 7.1 miles |
Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton | 7.3 miles |
New Cross Hospital | 7.4 miles |
Nearest Opticians Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Brownhills Road, Walsall, WS8 7BS. The nearest is Silver Court Opticians, approximately 0.8 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Silver Court Opticians | 0.8 miles |
Frames 4 U | 1 mile |
Boots-Brownhills | 1 mile |
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Brownhills | 1 mile |
M G Wheeler | 1.7 miles |
Portland Eye Care Ltd | 2 miles |
Colin Lee Opticians | 2 miles |
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care | 2.1 miles |
P & J Hamer Opticians | 2.1 miles |
Ferguson Family Eye Care | 3.4 miles |
* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.
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Broadband in WS8 7BS
This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.
Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? | Yes |
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Maximum Download Speed Available | 1000Mbps+ |
Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top
Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.
Supplier | Customer Rating |
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Plusnet | 76.2% |
Zen Internet | 75.8% |
Post Office | 74% |
EE Broadband | 73.4% |
NOW TV | 70.8% |
Vodafone | 70% |
Sky Digital | 69.2% |
BT Broadband | 67.4% |
Virgin Media | 67.4% |
TalkTalk | 65.2% |
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