Crap Towns / Prestonpans / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Prestonpans?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Prestonpans couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,631 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 14.9 km | 1.5 |
| Gorebridge | 13.1 km | 0.7 |
| Haddington | 12.2 km | 0.4 |
| Dalkeith | 8.8 km | 0.4 |
| Musselburgh | 4.8 km | 0.4 |
| Loanhead | 13.9 km | 0.1 |
| Mayfield | 10.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Prestonpans | – | less than 0.1 |
| Bonnyrigg | 12.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Cockenzie | 2.8 km | 0.0 |
| Tranent | 2.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |