Crap Towns / Pencoed / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pencoed?
In January 2026, 1.5% of premises in Pencoed couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 62 | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,076 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pencoed | – | 1.5 |
| Llantwit Major | 12.7 km | 1.3 |
| Tonyrefail | 8.0 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 3.7 km | 1.1 |
| Bridgend | 4.7 km | 0.8 |
| Porth | 12.0 km | 0.5 |
| Sarn | 6.4 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 11.5 km | 0.3 |
| Beddau | 11.0 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | 7.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pyle | 12.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |