Crap Towns / Swansea / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swansea?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Swansea couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 34 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 34 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 272 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 82,095 | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 6.7 km | 1.6 |
| Gowerton | 6.5 km | 1.0 |
| Pontarddulais | 10.7 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 11.3 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | 17.0 km | 0.5 |
| Llanelli | 15.4 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 8.4 km | 0.4 |
| Gorseinon | 8.2 km | 0.3 |
| Swansea | – | 0.3 |
| Pontardawe | 10.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |