Crap Towns / Kilmarnock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kilmarnock?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Kilmarnock couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 100 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,103 | 93.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Prestwick | 14.3 km | 0.5 |
| Saltcoats | 18.3 km | 0.4 |
| Kilmarnock | – | 0.4 |
| Ayr | 19.1 km | 0.3 |
| Troon | 11.7 km | 0.2 |
| Stewarton | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| Beith | 18.0 km | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 16.1 km | 0.1 |
| Kilwinning | 13.9 km | 0.1 |
| Dalry | 17.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |