Crap Towns / Cambuslang / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cambuslang?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Cambuslang couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 35 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 35 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 116 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 14,944 | 96.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | 6.3 km | 1.7 |
| East Kilbride | 6.9 km | 0.9 |
| Uddingston | 4.7 km | 0.9 |
| Glasgow | 8.1 km | 0.9 |
| Bothwell | 5.3 km | 0.8 |
| Hamilton | 8.1 km | 0.7 |
| Cambuslang | – | 0.7 |
| Stepps | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Blantyre | 4.8 km | 0.5 |
| Bellshill | 8.7 km | 0.2 |
| Rutherglen | 3.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |