Crap Towns / Whitburn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitburn?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Whitburn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.5% 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 | 24 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,842 | 93.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 10.4 km | 2.1 |
| Bathgate | 4.8 km | 0.7 |
| Whitburn | – | 0.4 |
| East Calder | 15.2 km | 0.3 |
| Polmont | 14.2 km | 0.3 |
| Linlithgow | 13.6 km | 0.3 |
| Broxburn | 15.4 km | 0.1 |
| Blackburn | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Shotts | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Newmains | 14.4 km | 0.1 |
| Armadale | 3.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |