Crap Towns / Helensburgh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Helensburgh?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Helensburgh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.9% of premises, 11% 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 | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,380 | 83.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 13.7 km | 5.7 |
| Port Glasgow | 9.5 km | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | 12.3 km | 0.7 |
| Greenock | 7.4 km | 0.6 |
| Gourock | 9.0 km | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 9.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 18.0 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 10.5 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 9.2 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | – | less than 0.1 |
| Houston | 19.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |