Crap Towns / Sarn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sarn?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Sarn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.0% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 20 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,775 | 99.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pencoed | 6.4 km | 1.5 |
| Tonyrefail | 11.6 km | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 9.4 km | 1.1 |
| Bridgend | 4.2 km | 0.8 |
| Maesteg | 8.7 km | 0.4 |
| Sarn | – | 0.3 |
| Treorchy | 13.7 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 12.6 km | 0.3 |
| Porthcawl | 9.9 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 13.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pyle | 6.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |