Crap Towns / Lanark / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lanark?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Lanark couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.7% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,349 | 85.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wishaw | 15.2 km | 1.0 |
| Larkhall | 14.1 km | 0.7 |
| Motherwell | 19.2 km | 0.4 |
| Lanark | – | 0.3 |
| Newarthill | 19.8 km | 0.2 |
| Carluke | 7.8 km | 0.2 |
| Shotts | 16.7 km | 0.1 |
| Newmains | 14.5 km | 0.1 |
| Stonehouse | 14.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Strathaven | 18.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| New Stevenston | 20.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |