Crap Towns / Porth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Porth?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Porth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 74.2% of premises, 21% lower than 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 | 35 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,232 | 74.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 5.1 km | 1.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 4.0 km | 1.2 |
| Church Village | 7.9 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | – | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 6.7 km | 0.5 |
| Treorchy | 8.9 km | 0.3 |
| Mountain Ash | 8.1 km | 0.3 |
| Treharris | 8.8 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 3.5 km | 0.3 |
| Beddau | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 5.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |