Crap Towns / Neath / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Neath?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Neath couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 72 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,659 | 95.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 6.8 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 14.8 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 16.4 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 8.1 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | 11.8 km | 0.5 |
| Maesteg | 12.5 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | – | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 15.8 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 8.4 km | 0.3 |
| Pontardawe | 7.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |