Crap Towns / Abertillery / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Abertillery?
In January 2026, 1.8% of premises in Abertillery couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 55.2% of premises, 41% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 99 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,063 | 55.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypool | 9.3 km | 1.8 |
| Abertillery | – | 1.8 |
| Ebbw Vale | 8.2 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 4.9 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 7.3 km | 0.6 |
| Brynmawr | 7.3 km | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Blaenavon | 5.4 km | 0.4 |
| Blackwood | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |