Crap Towns / Balloch / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Balloch?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Balloch couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.9% 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 | 7 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,913 | 90.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Port Glasgow | 10.1 km | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | 6.4 km | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 13.2 km | 0.6 |
| Greenock | 13.8 km | 0.6 |
| Clydebank | 14.8 km | 0.5 |
| Duntocher | 13.5 km | 0.2 |
| Balloch | – | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 11.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 2.8 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 1.5 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 9.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |