Crap Towns / Caerleon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Caerleon?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Caerleon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.0% of premises, 5% 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 | 8 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,246 | 89.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmbrân | 5.8 km | 2.0 |
| Pontypool | 9.5 km | 1.8 |
| Newport | 4.5 km | 1.2 |
| Abercarn | 12.1 km | 0.8 |
| Risca | 11.1 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 14.9 km | 0.7 |
| Undy and Magor | 10.8 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 13.9 km | 0.6 |
| Caerleon | – | 0.2 |
| Rogerstone | 6.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Caldicot | 14.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |