Crap Towns / Gourock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gourock?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Gourock 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 80.5% of premises, 14% 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 | 25 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,508 | 80.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 5.8 km | 5.7 |
| Port Glasgow | 10.5 km | 2.1 |
| Largs | 17.3 km | 0.9 |
| Dumbarton | 16.8 km | 0.7 |
| Greenock | 3.7 km | 0.6 |
| Gourock | – | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 16.9 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 16.8 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 16.2 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 9.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Houston | 20.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |