Crap Towns / Portlethen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Portlethen?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Portlethen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,742 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 21.7 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 15.3 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 9.3 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 28.2 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | 13.4 km | 0.7 |
| Stonehaven | 11.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ellon | 33.8 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | – | 0.4 |
| Montrose | 43.5 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | 48.9 km | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | 4.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |