Crap Towns / Port Glasgow / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Port Glasgow?
In January 2026, 2.1% of premises in Port Glasgow couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 38 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.0% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 38 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 170 | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,943 | 86.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Port Glasgow | – | 2.1 |
| Dumbarton | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 13.4 km | 0.6 |
| Greenock | 6.8 km | 0.6 |
| Gourock | 10.5 km | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 10.1 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 10.6 km | 0.2 |
| Bonhill | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 8.7 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 9.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Houston | 10.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |