Crap Towns / Arbroath / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Arbroath?
In January 2026, 1.7% of premises in Arbroath couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 71 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.6% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 231 | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,655 | 79.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | – | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | 10.3 km | 1.1 |
| Blairgowrie | 45.5 km | 0.9 |
| Forfar | 20.3 km | 0.8 |
| Dundee | 24.7 km | 0.6 |
| Cupar | 37.6 km | 0.3 |
| Monifieth | 16.9 km | 0.1 |
| Montrose | 19.0 km | 0.1 |
| Kirriemuir | 28.2 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | 19.2 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | 28.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |