Crap Towns / Shotts / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shotts?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Shotts 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 96.8% 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,034 | 96.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Holytown | 10.7 km | 1.1 |
| Wishaw | 9.2 km | 1.0 |
| Airdrie | 11.7 km | 0.9 |
| Whitburn | 8.5 km | 0.4 |
| Newarthill | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Carluke | 10.1 km | 0.2 |
| Shotts | – | 0.1 |
| Newmains | 5.9 km | 0.1 |
| Armadale | 10.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Chapelhall | 9.4 km | 0.0 |
| New Stevenston | 11.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |