Crap Towns / Pontyclun / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pontyclun?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Pontyclun couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,615 | 90.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 9.7 km | 1.9 |
| Pencoed | 7.8 km | 1.5 |
| Tonyrefail | 6.7 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 4.5 km | 1.1 |
| Bridgend | 12.3 km | 0.8 |
| Church Village | 6.2 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | 9.8 km | 0.5 |
| Tonypandy | 11.7 km | 0.3 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 11.5 km | 0.2 |
| Beddau | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Pontyclun | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |