Crap Towns / Musselburgh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Musselburgh?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Musselburgh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.8% of premises, 15% 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 | 44 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,767 | 79.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 10.4 km | 1.5 |
| Gorebridge | 10.6 km | 0.7 |
| Dalkeith | 5.4 km | 0.4 |
| Musselburgh | – | 0.4 |
| Penicuik | 15.3 km | 0.3 |
| Loanhead | 9.4 km | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 7.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Prestonpans | 4.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bonnyrigg | 8.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Cockenzie | 7.5 km | 0.0 |
| Tranent | 6.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |