Crap Towns / Treherbert / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Treherbert?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Treherbert couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,691 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Tonyrefail | 14.0 km | 1.2 |
| Aberdare | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Porth | 12.5 km | 0.5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 14.2 km | 0.5 |
| Maesteg | 10.7 km | 0.4 |
| Sarn | 15.5 km | 0.3 |
| Treorchy | 3.6 km | 0.3 |
| Mountain Ash | 11.1 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 9.3 km | 0.3 |
| Treherbert | – | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 6.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |