Crap Towns / Holyhead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Holyhead?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Holyhead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,918 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Llangefni | 22.4 km | 2.6 |
| Bangor | 34.1 km | 2.1 |
| Rhyl | 76.8 km | 1.9 |
| Kinmel Bay | 73.9 km | 0.6 |
| Holyhead | – | 0.2 |
| Conwy | 53.7 km | 0.2 |
| Abergele | 69.6 km | 0.1 |
| Caernarfon | 30.9 km | 0.1 |
| Colwyn Bay | 59.2 km | 0.1 |
| Prestatyn | 81.3 km | 0.1 |
| Llandudno | 53.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |