Crap Towns / Welshpool / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Welshpool?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Welshpool couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.4% of premises, about the same as 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 | 23 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,852 | 92.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 25.0 km | 1.7 |
| Newtown | 20.8 km | 1.7 |
| Shrewsbury | 27.0 km | 1.3 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 35.5 km | 1.3 |
| Wrexham | 44.7 km | 1.0 |
| Welshpool | – | 0.7 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 38.9 km | 0.7 |
| Broseley | 44.8 km | 0.6 |
| Wem | 35.9 km | 0.3 |
| Ludlow | 43.7 km | 0.1 |
| Oswestry | 22.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |