Crap Towns / Pontardawe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pontardawe?
In January 2026, every one of the 2,729 premises in Pontardawe could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 89.0% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,429 | 89.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 4.2 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 15.2 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 12.7 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 15.6 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | 6.3 km | 0.5 |
| Baglan | 10.9 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 14.8 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | 10.7 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 11.8 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |