Crap Towns / Paisley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Paisley?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Paisley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 214 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 214 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 333 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 44,642 | 97.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 5.2 km | 1.2 |
| Paisley | – | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 7.2 km | 0.6 |
| Neilston | 6.7 km | 0.5 |
| Clydebank | 7.3 km | 0.5 |
| Renfrew | 4.0 km | 0.3 |
| Bishopton | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Elderslie | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| Johnstone | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Houston | 7.2 km | 0.0 |
| Linwood | 4.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |