Crap Towns / Merthyr Tydfil / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Merthyr Tydfil?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Merthyr Tydfil couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 42 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.8% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 42 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 95 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 17,234 | 88.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ebbw Vale | 12.2 km | 0.7 |
| Aberdare | 6.7 km | 0.6 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | – | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 9.7 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 12.1 km | 0.5 |
| Treorchy | 14.0 km | 0.3 |
| Mountain Ash | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Treharris | 11.3 km | 0.3 |
| Treherbert | 14.2 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 12.3 km | 0.1 |
| Rhondda | 14.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |