Crap Towns / Cwmbrân / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cwmbrân?
In January 2026, 2.0% of premises in Cwmbrân couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 149 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 149 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 484 | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,072 | 92.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmbrân | – | 2.0 |
| Pontypool | 4.7 km | 1.8 |
| Newport | 7.6 km | 1.2 |
| Abercarn | 7.1 km | 0.8 |
| Pontllanfraith | 11.4 km | 0.8 |
| Risca | 7.5 km | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 9.7 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 8.3 km | 0.6 |
| Oakdale | 10.3 km | 0.4 |
| Caerleon | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Rogerstone | 6.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |