A LLYN village has the worst broadband speed in the whole of the UK, a shock survey has found.

Figures released by the House of Commons Library reveal that Abererch tops the list for having the slowest download speed of all UK council wards at 2.7Mb/s followed shortly after by Tudweiliog with 4.7Mb/s.

In total seven of the 10 slowest areas for broadband speeds are in Wales.

MP Liz Saville Roberts says rural householders in her constituency are suffering disproportionately.

She said: “These figures serve to reaffirm the disproportionate divide between those areas which are able to access superfast broadband and those rural communities struggling to achieve the government’s own baseline download speed of 10Mb/s.

“It’s shocking that out of the 10 worst-performing areas for broadband speeds, seven are in Wales, with two in my constituency of Dwyfor Meirionnydd. Indeed, of those regions identified as having shockingly poor download speeds, North West Wales fares the worst.

"Many of my constituents are unable to access what Ofcom recognises as the speed necessary to deliver an ‘acceptable user experience’, required for basic tasks such as web browsing, streaming and video calling.”

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