Crap Towns / Ystalyfera / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ystalyfera?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Ystalyfera couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.6% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 21 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,243 | 80.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach | 10.5 km | 1.6 |
| Pontarddulais | 18.0 km | 1.0 |
| Port Talbot | 19.6 km | 0.9 |
| Ystalyfera | – | 0.5 |
| Maesteg | 19.9 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 15.4 km | 0.4 |
| Neath | 11.8 km | 0.4 |
| Swansea | 17.0 km | 0.3 |
| Ammanford | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Treherbert | 19.1 km | 0.2 |
| Pontardawe | 6.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |