Crap Towns / Blackburn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blackburn?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Blackburn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.5% 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,600 | 93.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 6.1 km | 2.1 |
| Bathgate | 2.5 km | 0.7 |
| Whitburn | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| East Calder | 10.8 km | 0.3 |
| Polmont | 14.1 km | 0.3 |
| Linlithgow | 11.4 km | 0.3 |
| Bo'ness | 15.3 km | 0.3 |
| Broxburn | 11.3 km | 0.1 |
| Blackburn | – | 0.1 |
| Shotts | 12.7 km | 0.1 |
| Armadale | 5.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |