Crap Towns / Stranraer / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stranraer?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Stranraer couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.0% of premises, 6% lower 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 | 10 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,105 | 88.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 82.6 km | 0.6 |
| Prestwick | 71.2 km | 0.5 |
| Saltcoats | 83.7 km | 0.4 |
| Kilmarnock | 85.5 km | 0.4 |
| Ayr | 66.4 km | 0.3 |
| Troon | 75.9 km | 0.2 |
| Stranraer | – | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 83.6 km | 0.1 |
| Girvan | 39.1 km | 0.1 |
| Cumnock | 78.1 km | 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 84.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |