Crap Towns / Thurso / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Thurso?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Thurso couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.5% of premises, 6% higher 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 | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,281 | 99.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | 130.3 km | 1.1 |
| Nairn | 114.4 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | 110.1 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 98.8 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 106.3 km | 0.3 |
| Kirkwall | 54.4 km | 0.1 |
| Dingwall | 122.7 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 108.7 km | 0.1 |
| Thurso | – | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 107.8 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | 30.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |