Crap Towns / Risca / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Risca?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Risca couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,178 | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cwmbrân | 7.5 km | 2.0 |
| Abercarn | 3.3 km | 0.8 |
| Pontllanfraith | 6.1 km | 0.8 |
| Risca | – | 0.7 |
| Newbridge | 6.1 km | 0.6 |
| Bedwas | 5.5 km | 0.5 |
| Caerphilly | 8.4 km | 0.4 |
| Oakdale | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Blackwood | 7.6 km | 0.2 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Rogerstone | 5.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |