Crap Towns / Brecon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brecon?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Brecon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.2% of premises, 19% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,473 | 76.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Abertillery | 29.2 km | 1.8 |
| Abergavenny | 28.8 km | 0.9 |
| Ebbw Vale | 21.1 km | 0.7 |
| Aberdare | 26.9 km | 0.6 |
| Brecon | – | 0.6 |
| Brynmawr | 22.3 km | 0.5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 21.8 km | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 21.3 km | 0.5 |
| Blaenavon | 28.7 km | 0.4 |
| Mountain Ash | 29.4 km | 0.3 |
| Bargod | 30.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |