Crap Towns / Monmouth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Monmouth?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Monmouth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 74.8% of premises, 20% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 76 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,127 | 74.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cinderford | 15.0 km | 3.6 |
| Pontypool | 25.3 km | 1.8 |
| Monmouth | – | 1.4 |
| Abergavenny | 20.9 km | 0.9 |
| Coleford | 7.2 km | 0.8 |
| Lydney | 16.5 km | 0.8 |
| Blaenavon | 25.7 km | 0.4 |
| Newent | 25.1 km | 0.3 |
| Ross-on-Wye | 14.9 km | 0.2 |
| Chepstow | 19.5 km | 0.2 |
| Caldicot | 24.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |