Crap Towns / Blantyre / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blantyre?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Blantyre couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.4% 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 | 47 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,380 | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | 4.7 km | 1.7 |
| East Kilbride | 6.9 km | 0.9 |
| Uddingston | 3.1 km | 0.9 |
| Bothwell | 2.0 km | 0.8 |
| Hamilton | 3.3 km | 0.7 |
| Cambuslang | 4.8 km | 0.7 |
| Blantyre | – | 0.5 |
| Motherwell | 6.5 km | 0.4 |
| Bellshill | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Rutherglen | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| New Stevenston | 7.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |