Crap Towns / Hawick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hawick?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Hawick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.8% 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,309 | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peebles | 35.6 km | 1.3 |
| Annan | 56.8 km | 0.9 |
| Gorebridge | 49.6 km | 0.7 |
| Kelso | 29.6 km | 0.5 |
| Dalkeith | 54.8 km | 0.4 |
| Penicuik | 53.3 km | 0.3 |
| Galashiels | 21.2 km | 0.1 |
| Loanhead | 55.8 km | 0.1 |
| Hawick | – | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 52.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bonnyrigg | 54.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |