Crap Towns / Alness / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Alness?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Alness couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.0% of premises, 6% higher than 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 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,948 | 99.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 25.5 km | 1.1 |
| Nairn | 26.2 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | 25.4 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | 39.8 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 57.4 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 56.7 km | 0.3 |
| Dingwall | 14.9 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | – | 0.1 |
| Thurso | 108.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 77.2 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | 108.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |