Crap Towns / Saltcoats / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Saltcoats?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Saltcoats couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.0% 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 | 30 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,380 | 91.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Largs | 18.0 km | 0.9 |
| Irvine | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Saltcoats | – | 0.4 |
| Kilbirnie | 13.6 km | 0.4 |
| Troon | 13.2 km | 0.2 |
| Stewarton | 17.3 km | 0.2 |
| Beith | 15.3 km | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 2.2 km | 0.1 |
| Kilwinning | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Dalry | 8.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 1.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |