Crap Towns / Forfar / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Forfar?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Forfar couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.1% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 60 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,006 | 88.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 20.3 km | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | 19.0 km | 1.1 |
| Blairgowrie | 27.8 km | 0.9 |
| Forfar | – | 0.8 |
| Dundee | 19.2 km | 0.6 |
| Cupar | 37.0 km | 0.3 |
| Monifieth | 18.3 km | 0.1 |
| Montrose | 27.5 km | 0.1 |
| Kirriemuir | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | 17.3 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | 34.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |