Crap Towns / Gowerton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gowerton?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Gowerton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 23 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 39 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,709 | 98.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 11.1 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | – | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 8.0 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 17.2 km | 0.9 |
| Llanelli | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 14.3 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 14.8 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 2.9 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 6.5 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 16.9 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 15.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |