Crap Towns / Leven / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Leven?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Leven couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.7% of premises, about the same as 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,080 | 94.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy | 12.7 km | 1.0 |
| Cupar | 13.1 km | 0.3 |
| Glenrothes | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 23.7 km | 0.1 |
| Leven | – | 0.1 |
| Lochgelly | 20.3 km | 0.1 |
| Methil | 1.7 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | 19.6 km | 0.1 |
| Cardenden | 16.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ballingry | 20.1 km | 0.0 |
| Burntisland | 20.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |