Crap Towns / Forres / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Forres?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Forres couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 72.0% of premises, 23% 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 | 24 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,757 | 72.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 90.9 km | 3.5 |
| Westhill | 36.2 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 82.1 km | 0.9 |
| Nairn | 15.8 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | 39.8 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | – | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 22.5 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 18.5 km | 0.3 |
| Dingwall | 49.0 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 39.8 km | 0.1 |
| Buckie | 39.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |