Crap Towns / Rhondda / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rhondda?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Rhondda 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 95.4% 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 | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,509 | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 10.6 km | 1.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 7.7 km | 1.2 |
| Aberdare | 7.7 km | 0.6 |
| Porth | 5.8 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 10.0 km | 0.5 |
| Treorchy | 3.1 km | 0.3 |
| Mountain Ash | 7.5 km | 0.3 |
| Treharris | 11.7 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 2.7 km | 0.3 |
| Treherbert | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |