Crap Towns / Church Village / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Church Village?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Church Village couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.4% of premises, about the same as 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 | 49 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,245 | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 4.7 km | 1.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 7.6 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 9.4 km | 1.1 |
| Church Village | – | 0.7 |
| Porth | 7.9 km | 0.5 |
| Bedwas | 9.7 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 9.5 km | 0.5 |
| Caerphilly | 6.9 km | 0.4 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 5.3 km | 0.2 |
| Beddau | 2.2 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 6.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |