Crap Towns / Dingwall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dingwall?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Dingwall 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 56.7% of premises, 40% 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,790 | 56.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 21.5 km | 1.1 |
| Nairn | 33.5 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | 19.3 km | 0.8 |
| Fort William | 95.8 km | 0.6 |
| Forres | 49.0 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 69.1 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 67.1 km | 0.3 |
| Dingwall | – | 0.1 |
| Alness | 14.9 km | 0.1 |
| Thurso | 122.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 88.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |