Crap Towns / Motherwell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Motherwell?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Motherwell couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 16,058 | 94.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | 6.0 km | 1.7 |
| Holytown | 4.2 km | 1.1 |
| Wishaw | 4.4 km | 1.0 |
| Bothwell | 5.6 km | 0.8 |
| Hamilton | 4.6 km | 0.7 |
| Blantyre | 6.5 km | 0.5 |
| Motherwell | – | 0.4 |
| Newarthill | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Bellshill | 3.4 km | 0.2 |
| Chapelhall | 6.3 km | 0.0 |
| New Stevenston | 2.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |