Crap Towns / Giffnock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Giffnock?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Giffnock couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.5% of premises, about the same as 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 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,175 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 6.0 km | 1.2 |
| Newton Mearns | 3.5 km | 1.2 |
| East Kilbride | 8.3 km | 0.9 |
| Glasgow | 6.4 km | 0.9 |
| Cambuslang | 8.9 km | 0.7 |
| Paisley | 9.6 km | 0.7 |
| Clarkston | 1.8 km | 0.6 |
| Neilston | 8.6 km | 0.5 |
| Giffnock | – | 0.4 |
| Renfrew | 10.2 km | 0.3 |
| Rutherglen | 5.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |