Crap Towns / Clydach / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Clydach?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Clydach couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 63.9% of premises, 32% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 65 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,672 | 63.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | – | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 11.1 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 10.0 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 13.9 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | 10.5 km | 0.5 |
| Baglan | 9.2 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 6.8 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 11.0 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 12.2 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 4.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |