Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · Wales · 49,310 premises
Full-fibre coverage of 72.1% in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney is below the UK national average of 77.5%.
Broadband Coverage in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
With 49,310 premises, Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney sits in Wales. 72.1% can order full-fibre broadband today, a figure that is broadly in line with national trends. Counting gigabit-capable cable upgrades alongside full-fibre lifts coverage to 72.1%; superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) reaches 98.6% of premises and ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) reaches 72.5%.
On connectivity for all households, barely any premises in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, under 1%, miss the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation floor. Speed-tier definitions like "ultrafast" shift over time; Ofcom has raised the bar before as networks caught up.
Where these figures come from
Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in Wales with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 72.1% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 72.1% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 98.6% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 72.5% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 49,310 |
Related
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.
Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.