Crap Towns / Abergavenny / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Abergavenny?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Abergavenny couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.0% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,464 | 85.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmbrân | 19.8 km | 2.0 |
| Pontypool | 15.1 km | 1.8 |
| Abertillery | 12.8 km | 1.8 |
| Abergavenny | – | 0.9 |
| Ebbw Vale | 13.9 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 10.9 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 19.2 km | 0.6 |
| Brynmawr | 11.0 km | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 16.4 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 19.2 km | 0.4 |
| Blaenavon | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |