Crap Towns / Lerwick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lerwick?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Lerwick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 2.6% of premises, 97% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 109 | 2.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Forres | 317.0 km | 0.5 |
| Lerwick | – | 0.4 |
| Ellon | 314.8 km | 0.4 |
| Lossiemouth | 298.1 km | 0.4 |
| Peterhead | 297.8 km | 0.3 |
| Elgin | 305.6 km | 0.3 |
| Kirkwall | 165.5 km | 0.1 |
| Fraserburgh | 279.4 km | 0.1 |
| Thurso | 220.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 295.2 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | 219.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |