Crap Towns / Wick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wick?
In January 2026, every one of the 4,095 premises in Wick could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 99.1% 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,057 | 99.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Nairn | 107.0 km | 0.8 |
| Forres | 98.7 km | 0.5 |
| Lossiemouth | 82.4 km | 0.4 |
| Elgin | 90.2 km | 0.3 |
| Kirkwall | 59.9 km | 0.1 |
| Fraserburgh | 105.6 km | 0.1 |
| Dingwall | 123.4 km | 0.1 |
| Alness | 108.6 km | 0.1 |
| Thurso | 30.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Buckie | 86.5 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |