Crap Towns / Llanharan and Brynna / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Llanharan and Brynna?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Llanharan and Brynna couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.7% 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 | 46 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,903 | 94.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 11.3 km | 1.9 |
| Pencoed | 3.7 km | 1.5 |
| Tonyrefail | 5.1 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | – | 1.1 |
| Bridgend | 8.4 km | 0.8 |
| Church Village | 9.4 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | 9.1 km | 0.5 |
| Sarn | 9.4 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 9.6 km | 0.3 |
| Beddau | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 4.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |