Crap Towns / Glenrothes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Glenrothes?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Glenrothes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 44 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 17,797 | 89.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy | 7.7 km | 1.0 |
| Kelty | 14.5 km | 0.2 |
| Glenrothes | – | 0.2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 14.7 km | 0.1 |
| Leven | 10.3 km | 0.1 |
| Lochgelly | 11.1 km | 0.1 |
| Methil | 9.4 km | 0.1 |
| Cardenden | 7.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ballingry | 10.1 km | 0.0 |
| Burntisland | 15.2 km | 0.0 |
| Kinross | 15.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |