Crap Towns / Newarthill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newarthill?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Newarthill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.3% of premises, about the same as 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 | 8 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,405 | 97.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Coatbridge | 6.8 km | 1.7 |
| Viewpark | 7.2 km | 1.7 |
| Holytown | 2.0 km | 1.1 |
| Wishaw | 5.0 km | 1.0 |
| Airdrie | 5.4 km | 0.9 |
| Motherwell | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| Newarthill | – | 0.2 |
| Bellshill | 4.6 km | 0.2 |
| Newmains | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Chapelhall | 2.6 km | 0.0 |
| New Stevenston | 2.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |