Crap Towns / Renfrew / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Renfrew?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Renfrew couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 36 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,730 | 97.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 8.0 km | 1.2 |
| Bearsden | 6.3 km | 1.0 |
| Glasgow | 8.2 km | 0.9 |
| Paisley | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Erskine | 5.4 km | 0.6 |
| Clydebank | 4.0 km | 0.5 |
| Renfrew | – | 0.3 |
| Duntocher | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Bishopton | 7.8 km | 0.2 |
| Elderslie | 7.2 km | 0.1 |
| Linwood | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |