Crap Towns / Stonehaven / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stonehaven?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Stonehaven couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.1% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 32 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,895 | 86.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 19.3 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 25.6 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 20.7 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 36.1 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | 20.8 km | 0.7 |
| Stonehaven | – | 0.6 |
| Ellon | 45.1 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | 11.8 km | 0.4 |
| Montrose | 31.7 km | 0.1 |
| Brechin | 37.7 km | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | 16.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |