Crap Towns / Westhill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Westhill?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Westhill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 52.3% of premises, 44% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 38 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,807 | 52.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 16.4 km | 3.5 |
| Dyce | 7.7 km | 1.5 |
| Aberdeen | 10.1 km | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 15.4 km | 0.9 |
| Westhill | – | 0.7 |
| Stonehaven | 20.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ellon | 27.4 km | 0.4 |
| Portlethen | 13.4 km | 0.4 |
| Peterhead | 48.7 km | 0.3 |
| Montrose | 49.5 km | 0.1 |
| Cove Bay | 13.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |