Crap Towns / Penarth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penarth?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Penarth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 52 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 57 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,930 | 89.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6.4 km | 1.4 |
| Dinas Powis | 2.3 km | 1.2 |
| Rhoose | 12.6 km | 1.1 |
| Church Village | 16.6 km | 0.7 |
| Bedwas | 16.6 km | 0.5 |
| Penarth | – | 0.4 |
| Caerphilly | 15.3 km | 0.4 |
| Barry | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 18.3 km | 0.2 |
| Beddau | 17.3 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 16.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |