Crap Towns / Abercynon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Abercynon?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Abercynon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 21.8% of premises, 77% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 717 | 21.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 4.8 km | 1.9 |
| Church Village | 9.5 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | 6.7 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | – | 0.5 |
| Mountain Ash | 5.7 km | 0.3 |
| Treharris | 2.1 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| Blackwood | 9.2 km | 0.2 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 6.9 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 6.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |