Crap Towns / Baglan / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Baglan?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Baglan couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,070 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 9.2 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 14.3 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 4.7 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | 15.4 km | 0.5 |
| Maesteg | 11.7 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | – | 0.4 |
| Neath | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 16.0 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 7.8 km | 0.3 |
| Pyle | 14.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pontardawe | 10.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |