Crap Towns / Kirkwall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kirkwall?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Kirkwall couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 11.0% of premises, 88% 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 498 | 11.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Nairn | 164.8 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | 157.9 km | 0.5 |
| Lerwick | 165.5 km | 0.4 |
| Lossiemouth | 142.4 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 150.1 km | 0.3 |
| Kirkwall | – | 0.1 |
| Fraserburgh | 154.5 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 162.1 km | 0.1 |
| Thurso | 54.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 145.7 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | 59.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |