Crap Towns / Llanelli / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Llanelli?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Llanelli couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 36 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 36 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 86 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,181 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthen | 22.4 km | 1.8 |
| Clydach | 17.4 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 9.4 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 8.3 km | 1.0 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 13.8 km | 0.6 |
| Llanelli | – | 0.4 |
| Neath | 22.9 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 7.2 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 15.4 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 16.3 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 20.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |