Crap Towns / Colwyn Bay / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Colwyn Bay?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Colwyn Bay couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 14,072 | 93.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthin | 34.8 km | 3.1 |
| Bangor | 27.9 km | 2.1 |
| Rhyl | 17.8 km | 1.9 |
| Kinmel Bay | 14.8 km | 0.6 |
| Denbigh | 25.1 km | 0.4 |
| Holywell | 34.9 km | 0.3 |
| Conwy | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Abergele | 10.5 km | 0.1 |
| Colwyn Bay | – | 0.1 |
| Prestatyn | 22.5 km | 0.1 |
| Llandudno | 6.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |