Pontypridd Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · Wales · 50,720 premises
Full-fibre in Pontypridd trails the national curve, 68.7% against a 77.5% UK average.
Broadband Coverage in Pontypridd
Wales's Pontypridd constituency has 50,720 premises on record. 68.7% can order full-fibre broadband today, a figure that is broadly in line with national trends. Counting gigabit-capable cable upgrades alongside full-fibre lifts coverage to 76.6%; superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) reaches 98.1% of premises and ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) reaches 78.2%.
On connectivity for all households, barely any premises in Pontypridd, under 1%, miss the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation floor. As gigabit networks become more common, Ofcom is likely to raise the ultrafast threshold in future Connected Nations reports.
Where these figures come from
Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in Wales with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 68.7% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 76.6% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 98.1% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 78.2% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 50,720 |
Related
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.
Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.