Crap Towns / Newmains / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newmains?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Newmains 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 96.8% 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 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,528 | 96.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Holytown | 7.5 km | 1.1 |
| Wishaw | 3.4 km | 1.0 |
| Larkhall | 8.4 km | 0.7 |
| Motherwell | 7.2 km | 0.4 |
| Newarthill | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Bellshill | 9.5 km | 0.2 |
| Carluke | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Shotts | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Newmains | – | 0.1 |
| Chapelhall | 7.6 km | 0.0 |
| New Stevenston | 6.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |