Crap Towns / Brechin / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brechin?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Brechin 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 66.0% of premises, 30% lower than 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,828 | 66.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 37.4 km | 3.5 |
| Arbroath | 19.2 km | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | 25.9 km | 1.1 |
| Blairgowrie | 44.4 km | 0.9 |
| Forfar | 17.3 km | 0.8 |
| Dundee | 34.1 km | 0.6 |
| Stonehaven | 37.7 km | 0.6 |
| Monifieth | 29.6 km | 0.1 |
| Montrose | 12.0 km | 0.1 |
| Kirriemuir | 22.1 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |