Crap Towns / Greenock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Greenock?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Greenock couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even 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 | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 147 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,883 | 89.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 9.5 km | 5.7 |
| Port Glasgow | 6.8 km | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | 13.1 km | 0.7 |
| Greenock | – | 0.6 |
| Gourock | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 17.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 13.4 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 12.9 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 7.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Houston | 17.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |