Crap Towns / Clarkston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Clarkston?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Clarkston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.7% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 24 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,803 | 98.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 6.8 km | 1.2 |
| Newton Mearns | 2.8 km | 1.2 |
| East Kilbride | 6.9 km | 0.9 |
| Glasgow | 8.0 km | 0.9 |
| Cambuslang | 8.9 km | 0.7 |
| Paisley | 11.0 km | 0.7 |
| Clarkston | – | 0.6 |
| Neilston | 8.9 km | 0.5 |
| Giffnock | 1.8 km | 0.4 |
| Renfrew | 11.9 km | 0.3 |
| Rutherglen | 6.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |