Crap Towns / Barry / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barry?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Barry couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 66 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 66 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 104 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,876 | 97.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 11.5 km | 1.4 |
| Llantwit Major | 15.1 km | 1.3 |
| Dinas Powis | 4.5 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 19.2 km | 1.1 |
| Rhoose | 6.1 km | 1.1 |
| Church Village | 17.8 km | 0.7 |
| Penarth | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Caerphilly | 19.0 km | 0.4 |
| Barry | – | 0.4 |
| Beddau | 17.6 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 15.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |