Crap Towns / Porthcawl / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Porthcawl?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Porthcawl couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 17 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,654 | 96.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pencoed | 14.0 km | 1.5 |
| Llantwit Major | 17.0 km | 1.3 |
| Tonyrefail | 21.1 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 17.8 km | 1.1 |
| Port Talbot | 13.6 km | 0.9 |
| Bridgend | 9.4 km | 0.8 |
| Maesteg | 14.2 km | 0.4 |
| Baglan | 18.3 km | 0.4 |
| Sarn | 9.9 km | 0.3 |
| Porthcawl | – | 0.2 |
| Pyle | 5.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |