Crap Towns / Armadale / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Armadale?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Armadale couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as 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 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,501 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 10.6 km | 2.1 |
| Falkirk | 13.2 km | 1.4 |
| Grangemouth | 13.3 km | 1.2 |
| Bathgate | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Whitburn | 3.6 km | 0.4 |
| Polmont | 10.6 km | 0.3 |
| Linlithgow | 10.7 km | 0.3 |
| Bo'ness | 14.0 km | 0.3 |
| Blackburn | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| Shotts | 10.5 km | 0.1 |
| Armadale | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |