Crap Towns / Treorchy / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Treorchy?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Treorchy couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,825 | 93.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | 13.7 km | 1.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 10.4 km | 1.2 |
| Aberdare | 7.3 km | 0.6 |
| Porth | 8.9 km | 0.5 |
| Abercynon | 12.6 km | 0.5 |
| Maesteg | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Treorchy | – | 0.3 |
| Mountain Ash | 9.0 km | 0.3 |
| Tonypandy | 5.7 km | 0.3 |
| Treherbert | 3.6 km | 0.2 |
| Rhondda | 3.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |