Crap Towns / Cove Bay / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cove Bay?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Cove Bay couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.1% of premises, 6% 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 | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,113 | 99.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 25.3 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 13.0 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 5.9 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 27.0 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | 13.8 km | 0.7 |
| Stonehaven | 16.6 km | 0.6 |
| Ellon | 29.7 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | 4.9 km | 0.4 |
| Peterhead | 47.8 km | 0.3 |
| Montrose | 48.3 km | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |