Crap Towns / Maesteg / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Maesteg?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Maesteg couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 37 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,812 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Port Talbot | 9.6 km | 0.9 |
| Bridgend | 12.8 km | 0.8 |
| Maesteg | – | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 11.7 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 12.5 km | 0.4 |
| Sarn | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Treorchy | 11.2 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 13.8 km | 0.3 |
| Treherbert | 10.7 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 12.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pyle | 9.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |