Crap Towns / Dumbarton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dumbarton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Dumbarton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.4% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 79 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,931 | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Port Glasgow | 6.9 km | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | – | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 7.9 km | 0.6 |
| Clydebank | 10.4 km | 0.5 |
| Duntocher | 9.8 km | 0.2 |
| Balloch | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Houston | 9.3 km | 0.0 |
| Linwood | 11.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |