Crap Towns / Westhill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Westhill?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Westhill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 27 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,306 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Westhill | – | 1.1 |
| Inverurie | 109.1 km | 0.9 |
| Nairn | 21.2 km | 0.8 |
| Inverness | 3.8 km | 0.8 |
| Fort William | 92.2 km | 0.6 |
| Forres | 36.2 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 58.6 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 54.5 km | 0.3 |
| Dingwall | 21.5 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 25.5 km | 0.1 |
| Buckie | 75.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |