Crap Towns / Inverness / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Inverness?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Inverness couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even 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 | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 224 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 25,286 | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 3.8 km | 1.1 |
| Blairgowrie | 112.2 km | 0.9 |
| Nairn | 24.6 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | – | 0.8 |
| Fort William | 89.5 km | 0.6 |
| Forres | 39.8 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 62.1 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 58.2 km | 0.3 |
| Dingwall | 19.3 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 25.4 km | 0.1 |
| Buckie | 78.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |