Crap Towns / Elgin / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Elgin?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Elgin couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,702 | 89.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 54.5 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 68.9 km | 0.9 |
| Nairn | 34.3 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | 58.2 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | 18.5 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | – | 0.3 |
| Fraserburgh | 77.2 km | 0.1 |
| Dingwall | 67.1 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 56.7 km | 0.1 |
| Buckie | 21.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |