Crap Towns / Peterhead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Peterhead?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Peterhead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.9% of premises, 18% lower than 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 | 27 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,054 | 76.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 64.9 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 41.2 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 43.8 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 42.5 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | 48.7 km | 0.7 |
| Stonehaven | 64.3 km | 0.6 |
| Ellon | 21.9 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | 52.5 km | 0.4 |
| Peterhead | – | 0.3 |
| Fraserburgh | 24.2 km | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | 47.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |