Crap Towns / Troon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Troon?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Troon 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 95.3% 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 | 19 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,831 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 7.0 km | 0.6 |
| Prestwick | 6.6 km | 0.5 |
| Saltcoats | 13.2 km | 0.4 |
| Kilmarnock | 11.7 km | 0.4 |
| Ayr | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Troon | – | 0.2 |
| Stewarton | 17.0 km | 0.2 |
| Stevenston | 11.5 km | 0.1 |
| Kilwinning | 12.0 km | 0.1 |
| Dalry | 18.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ardrossan | 14.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |