Crap Towns / Johnstone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Johnstone?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Johnstone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.9% of premises, 5% higher 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,738 | 98.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 8.6 km | 1.2 |
| Paisley | 5.9 km | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 9.3 km | 0.6 |
| Neilston | 7.6 km | 0.5 |
| Clydebank | 11.1 km | 0.5 |
| Renfrew | 9.3 km | 0.3 |
| Bishopton | 8.5 km | 0.2 |
| Elderslie | 2.1 km | 0.1 |
| Johnstone | – | 0.1 |
| Houston | 4.1 km | 0.0 |
| Linwood | 2.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |