Crap Towns / Ayr / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ayr?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Ayr couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.4% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 85 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,173 | 86.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 17.9 km | 0.6 |
| Prestwick | 4.9 km | 0.5 |
| Saltcoats | 23.3 km | 0.4 |
| Kilmarnock | 19.1 km | 0.4 |
| Ayr | – | 0.3 |
| Troon | 10.9 km | 0.2 |
| Stewarton | 26.3 km | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 21.9 km | 0.1 |
| Cumnock | 22.8 km | 0.1 |
| Kilwinning | 22.8 km | 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 24.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |