Crap Towns / Peebles / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Peebles?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Peebles couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 65 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,525 | 91.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 32.1 km | 1.5 |
| Peebles | – | 1.3 |
| Gorebridge | 23.4 km | 0.7 |
| Dalkeith | 28.0 km | 0.4 |
| Musselburgh | 33.4 km | 0.4 |
| East Calder | 31.9 km | 0.3 |
| Penicuik | 21.0 km | 0.3 |
| Galashiels | 24.4 km | 0.1 |
| Loanhead | 25.6 km | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 25.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bonnyrigg | 25.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |