Crap Towns / Bangor / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bangor?
In January 2026, 2.1% of premises in Bangor couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 30 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.4% of premises, 13% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 159 | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,177 | 81.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Llangefni | 11.8 km | 2.6 |
| Bangor | – | 2.1 |
| Rhyl | 45.6 km | 1.9 |
| Kinmel Bay | 42.4 km | 0.6 |
| Denbigh | 48.7 km | 0.4 |
| Holyhead | 34.1 km | 0.2 |
| Conwy | 22.5 km | 0.2 |
| Abergele | 37.7 km | 0.1 |
| Caernarfon | 11.6 km | 0.1 |
| Colwyn Bay | 27.9 km | 0.1 |
| Llandudno | 23.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |