Crap Towns / Loanhead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Loanhead?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Loanhead 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 87.8% of premises, 6% 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,325 | 87.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 7.5 km | 1.5 |
| Gorebridge | 7.9 km | 0.7 |
| Dalkeith | 6.1 km | 0.4 |
| Musselburgh | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Penicuik | 5.9 km | 0.3 |
| Loanhead | – | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 6.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Prestonpans | 13.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bonnyrigg | 3.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Cockenzie | 16.7 km | 0.0 |
| Tranent | 14.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |