Crap Towns / Pontypridd / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pontypridd?
In January 2026, 1.9% of premises in Pontypridd couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 73.3% of premises, 22% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 304 | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,934 | 73.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | – | 1.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 7.3 km | 1.2 |
| Church Village | 4.7 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 4.8 km | 0.5 |
| Caerphilly | 8.0 km | 0.4 |
| Treharris | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 8.6 km | 0.3 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 4.4 km | 0.2 |
| Beddau | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 8.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |