Crap Towns / Blaenavon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blaenavon?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Blaenavon 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 4.1% of premises, 96% lower than 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 | 11 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 125 | 4.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypool | 10.0 km | 1.8 |
| Abertillery | 5.4 km | 1.8 |
| Abergavenny | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| Ebbw Vale | 9.2 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 12.0 km | 0.6 |
| Brynmawr | 6.8 km | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 11.1 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 11.9 km | 0.4 |
| Blaenavon | – | 0.4 |
| Bargod | 14.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |