Crap Towns / Hamilton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hamilton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Hamilton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 27 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 218 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 26,307 | 89.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | 6.3 km | 1.7 |
| Holytown | 8.0 km | 1.1 |
| Uddingston | 5.5 km | 0.9 |
| Bothwell | 3.9 km | 0.8 |
| Hamilton | – | 0.7 |
| Cambuslang | 8.1 km | 0.7 |
| Larkhall | 7.3 km | 0.7 |
| Blantyre | 3.3 km | 0.5 |
| Motherwell | 4.6 km | 0.4 |
| Bellshill | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| New Stevenston | 6.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |