Crap Towns / Newport / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newport?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Newport couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 204 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 | 204 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 723 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 58,885 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmbrân | 7.6 km | 2.0 |
| Pontypool | 12.2 km | 1.8 |
| Newport | – | 1.2 |
| Abercarn | 11.5 km | 0.8 |
| Pontllanfraith | 15.4 km | 0.8 |
| Risca | 9.4 km | 0.7 |
| Undy and Magor | 12.7 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 14.0 km | 0.6 |
| Bedwas | 13.2 km | 0.5 |
| Caerleon | 4.5 km | 0.2 |
| Rogerstone | 3.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |