Crap Towns / Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,149 | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthen | 17.5 km | 1.8 |
| Clydach | 16.8 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 17.8 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 9.9 km | 1.0 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | – | 0.6 |
| Ystalyfera | 20.0 km | 0.5 |
| Llanelli | 13.8 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 15.0 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 20.0 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 17.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |