Crap Towns / Dundee / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dundee?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Dundee couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 15 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 518 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 76,628 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 24.7 km | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | 15.3 km | 1.1 |
| Blairgowrie | 25.9 km | 0.9 |
| Forfar | 19.2 km | 0.8 |
| Dundee | – | 0.6 |
| Cupar | 17.9 km | 0.3 |
| Monifieth | 8.4 km | 0.1 |
| Kirriemuir | 22.4 km | 0.1 |
| Leven | 30.9 km | 0.1 |
| Scone | 27.8 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | 18.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |