Crap Towns / Carmarthen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Carmarthen?
In January 2026, 1.8% of premises in Carmarthen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.2% of premises, 17% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 159 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,070 | 78.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthen | – | 1.8 |
| Clydach | 33.7 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 30.8 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 24.7 km | 1.0 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 17.5 km | 0.6 |
| Ystalyfera | 37.3 km | 0.5 |
| Llanelli | 22.4 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 28.0 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 35.3 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 23.6 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 34.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |