Crap Towns / Largs / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Largs?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Largs couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 64.7% of premises, 31% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 56 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,938 | 64.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 18.0 km | 5.7 |
| Port Glasgow | 19.0 km | 2.1 |
| Largs | – | 0.9 |
| Greenock | 17.5 km | 0.6 |
| Gourock | 17.3 km | 0.4 |
| Saltcoats | 18.0 km | 0.4 |
| Kilbirnie | 12.4 km | 0.4 |
| Beith | 15.1 km | 0.2 |
| Kilwinning | 18.8 km | 0.1 |
| Dalry | 13.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 16.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |