Crap Towns / Tonyrefail / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tonyrefail?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Tonyrefail couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.4% of premises, about the same as 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 | 66 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,909 | 92.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 7.3 km | 1.9 |
| Pencoed | 8.0 km | 1.5 |
| Tonyrefail | – | 1.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 5.1 km | 1.1 |
| Church Village | 7.6 km | 0.7 |
| Porth | 4.0 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 10.4 km | 0.5 |
| Tonypandy | 5.0 km | 0.3 |
| Beddau | 5.9 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 7.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Pontyclun | 6.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |