Crap Towns / Kelso / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kelso?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Kelso couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.6% of premises, 9% 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 | 22 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,644 | 85.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peebles | 47.8 km | 1.3 |
| Gorebridge | 47.3 km | 0.7 |
| Kelso | – | 0.5 |
| Haddington | 45.4 km | 0.4 |
| Alnwick | 51.0 km | 0.3 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 32.2 km | 0.3 |
| Galashiels | 23.5 km | 0.1 |
| Hawick | 29.6 km | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 49.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Dunbar | 44.7 km | 0.0 |
| Tranent | 50.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |