Crap Towns / Irvine / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Irvine?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Irvine couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.8% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 114 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,907 | 88.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | – | 0.6 |
| Prestwick | 13.3 km | 0.5 |
| Saltcoats | 9.0 km | 0.4 |
| Kilmarnock | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Troon | 7.0 km | 0.2 |
| Stewarton | 11.4 km | 0.2 |
| Beith | 15.3 km | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| Kilwinning | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Dalry | 11.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 10.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |