Crap Towns / St Andrews / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in St Andrews?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in St Andrews 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 60.8% of premises, 35% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
Six hundred years of learning and the dons are still on copper wire.
| 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 | 4,760 | 60.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 28.7 km | 1.7 |
| Carnoustie | 19.4 km | 1.1 |
| Kirkcaldy | 32.1 km | 1.0 |
| Dundee | 18.4 km | 0.6 |
| North Berwick | 31.5 km | 0.3 |
| Cupar | 12.8 km | 0.3 |
| Glenrothes | 27.6 km | 0.2 |
| Monifieth | 16.6 km | 0.1 |
| Leven | 19.6 km | 0.1 |
| Methil | 21.2 km | 0.1 |
| St Andrews | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |