Crap Towns / Fraserburgh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Fraserburgh?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Fraserburgh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 66.8% of premises, 29% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,604 | 66.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 75.7 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 55.1 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 60.0 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 49.9 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | 61.5 km | 0.7 |
| Ellon | 35.5 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | 69.3 km | 0.4 |
| Peterhead | 24.2 km | 0.3 |
| Fraserburgh | – | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | 65.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 56.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |