Crap Towns / Carnoustie / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Carnoustie?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Carnoustie couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.1% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 61 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,612 | 81.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 10.3 km | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | – | 1.1 |
| Forfar | 19.0 km | 0.8 |
| Dundee | 15.3 km | 0.6 |
| Cupar | 27.4 km | 0.3 |
| Monifieth | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Montrose | 28.8 km | 0.1 |
| Kirriemuir | 26.2 km | 0.1 |
| Leven | 38.1 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | 25.9 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | 19.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |