Crap Towns / Ruthin / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ruthin?
In January 2026, 3.1% of premises in Ruthin couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 54.8% of premises, 42% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,736 | 54.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthin | – | 3.1 |
| Bagillt | 20.5 km | 2.0 |
| Mold | 13.0 km | 1.3 |
| Flint | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Brynteg | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 20.6 km | 0.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 20.8 km | 0.4 |
| Denbigh | 10.2 km | 0.4 |
| Holywell | 18.9 km | 0.3 |
| Buckley | 17.1 km | 0.2 |
| Shotton | 21.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |