Crap Towns / Aberystwyth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Aberystwyth?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Aberystwyth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 61.5% of premises, 34% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 81 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,956 | 61.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells | 50.9 km | 2.7 |
| Carmarthen | 63.9 km | 1.8 |
| Newtown | 52.0 km | 1.7 |
| Aberystwyth | – | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 77.4 km | 1.0 |
| Welshpool | 68.7 km | 0.7 |
| Brecon | 69.3 km | 0.6 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 67.9 km | 0.6 |
| Ystalyfera | 74.0 km | 0.5 |
| Ammanford | 69.0 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 77.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |