Crap Towns / Oban / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Oban?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Oban couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 5.0% of premises, 95% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 28 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 254 | 5.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 60.9 km | 5.7 |
| Port Glasgow | 73.0 km | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | 76.3 km | 0.7 |
| Fort William | 51.3 km | 0.6 |
| Greenock | 67.3 km | 0.6 |
| Oban | – | 0.5 |
| Gourock | 64.5 km | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 71.5 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 73.7 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 72.2 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 64.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |