Crap Towns / Annan / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Annan?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Annan couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.3% of premises, 13% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 40 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,814 | 81.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 24.4 km | 1.3 |
| Seaton | 40.4 km | 1.0 |
| Penrith | 48.2 km | 1.0 |
| Locharbriggs | 23.9 km | 0.9 |
| Annan | – | 0.9 |
| Workington | 43.3 km | 0.6 |
| Cockermouth | 36.9 km | 0.6 |
| Maryport | 34.2 km | 0.4 |
| Carlisle | 22.6 km | 0.4 |
| Wigton | 19.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Whitehaven | 54.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |