Crap Towns / Rutherglen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rutherglen?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Rutherglen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% higher than 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 | 16 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 16,718 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Mearns | 9.0 km | 1.2 |
| East Kilbride | 7.1 km | 0.9 |
| Uddingston | 7.9 km | 0.9 |
| Glasgow | 5.3 km | 0.9 |
| Bothwell | 8.5 km | 0.8 |
| Cambuslang | 3.3 km | 0.7 |
| Clarkston | 6.3 km | 0.6 |
| Stepps | 8.5 km | 0.6 |
| Blantyre | 7.8 km | 0.5 |
| Giffnock | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Rutherglen | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |