Crap Towns / Pontllanfraith / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pontllanfraith?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Pontllanfraith couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 38 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,478 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Abercarn | 4.4 km | 0.8 |
| Pontllanfraith | – | 0.8 |
| Risca | 6.1 km | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 4.1 km | 0.6 |
| Bedwas | 6.8 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 3.5 km | 0.4 |
| Treharris | 8.0 km | 0.3 |
| Blackwood | 1.7 km | 0.2 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 4.9 km | 0.1 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 3.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |