Crap Towns / Brynmawr / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brynmawr?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Brynmawr couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.9% of premises, 8% 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 | 15 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,502 | 85.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Abertillery | 7.3 km | 1.8 |
| Abergavenny | 11.0 km | 0.9 |
| Ebbw Vale | 3.0 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 10.4 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 14.3 km | 0.6 |
| Brynmawr | – | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 5.5 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 13.2 km | 0.4 |
| Blaenavon | 6.8 km | 0.4 |
| Blackwood | 14.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 13.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |