Crap Towns / Bridgend / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bridgend?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Bridgend couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 52 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 199 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,066 | 93.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pencoed | 4.7 km | 1.5 |
| Llantwit Major | 12.6 km | 1.3 |
| Tonyrefail | 12.2 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 8.4 km | 1.1 |
| Bridgend | – | 0.8 |
| Maesteg | 12.8 km | 0.4 |
| Sarn | 4.2 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 14.6 km | 0.3 |
| Porthcawl | 9.4 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 12.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pyle | 8.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |