Crap Towns / Mold / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Mold?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Mold couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 23 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 67 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,812 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthin | 13.0 km | 3.1 |
| Hawarden | 8.9 km | 1.8 |
| Mold | – | 1.3 |
| Broughton | 10.9 km | 0.8 |
| Flint | 8.9 km | 0.6 |
| Brynteg | 12.2 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 13.4 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 8.2 km | 0.4 |
| Holywell | 13.1 km | 0.3 |
| Buckley | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 8.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |