Crap Towns / Polmont / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Polmont?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Polmont couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even 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 | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,377 | 96.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 4.8 km | 1.4 |
| Denny | 12.7 km | 1.2 |
| Grangemouth | 2.8 km | 1.2 |
| Larbert | 8.8 km | 0.9 |
| Bathgate | 11.6 km | 0.7 |
| Polmont | – | 0.3 |
| Bonnybridge | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Linlithgow | 6.9 km | 0.3 |
| Bo'ness | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Armadale | 10.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |