Crap Towns / Houston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Houston?
In January 2026, every one of the 2,703 premises in Houston could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 95.9% 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,593 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Paisley | 7.2 km | 0.7 |
| Dumbarton | 9.3 km | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 6.8 km | 0.6 |
| Clydebank | 9.4 km | 0.5 |
| Renfrew | 9.1 km | 0.3 |
| Duntocher | 10.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 5.1 km | 0.2 |
| Elderslie | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Johnstone | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Houston | – | 0.0 |
| Linwood | 2.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |