Scotland has dominated a listing of the highest ten worst areas for web connection within the UK, with the highest 4 areas all being discovered north of the border.
The nation topped the listing with half the general entries and the Orkney Islands had been deemed as having the worst web entry in Scotland and the UK, based on new analysis.
The research by on line casino specialists AskGamblers.com analysed new Ofcom knowledge on obtain speeds and entry to Superfast and Ultrafast broadband within the UK’s 376 native authorities, and created an index to find which areas had the worst web connection of all.
Orkney Islands has the bottom proportion of premises related to Superfast Broadband (64.3% in comparison with the UK common of 94%) and has simply 1% of households with Ultrafast Broadband (in comparison with the UK common of 59%).
Residents of Orkney Islands additionally face the slowest obtain speeds within the UK, at simply 34.8 Megabits per second – the UK normal is 58.2 Megabits per second.
High 10 areas with the worst web connection:
Space | Rank | Median obtain velocity (Mbit/s) | SFBB availability (%) | UFBB availability (%) | General index rating |
ORKNEY ISLANDS | 1 | 37.4 | 64.3 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
SHETLAND ISLANDS | 2 | 41 | 69.7 | 2.1 | 9.8 |
ARGYLL AND BUTE | 3 | 42.7 | 78.1 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
NA H-EILEANAN SIAR | 4 | 44.8 | 75.7 | 4.5 | 10.6 |
TORRIDGE | 5 | 44.4 | 80.6 | 6.1 | 11 |
EDEN | 6 | 47.2 | 80.6 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
MID DEVON | 7 | 43.5 | 78.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY | 8 | 44.8 | 85.4 | 8 | 11.4 |
SCARBOROUGH | 9 | 45.6 | 93.7 | 3.8 | 11.5 |
NORTH NORFOLK | 10 | 46.5 | 90.6 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
The Orkney Isles had been intently adopted by Shetland with simply 2.1% of premises on the islands accessing Ultrafast broadband, in comparison with the UK common of 59%.
Argyll and Bute positioned third and Na H’Eilenan Siar (the Western Isles) got here fourth on the listing, whereas Dumfries and Galloway additionally has a few of the poorest web within the UK.
On the different finish of the size, West Dunbartonshire was named second on the listing of the very best locations for web, boasting a obtain velocity of 127.4 Megabits a minute, and 89.6% of its households have entry to Ultrafast broadband – properly above the UK common of 59%.
A spokesperson for AskGamblers.com commented on the findings: “This knowledge provides us a compelling perception into simply how important the digital divide is throughout the UK.
"The whole lot we do as a society, from leisure, work and every day dwelling, is so intertwined with the web, and the significance of truthful digital entry for all ought to by no means be underestimated. Whereas some components of the UK are faring properly by way of web entry and connection, it's regarding to see many areas failing to achieve common obtain velocity and entry to first rate broadband."
Do not miss the highest tradition and heritage tales from round Scotland. Signal as much as our twice weekly Scotland Now e-newsletter right here.
READ MORE:
The perfect Scottish seaside spots to hit when the climate is ok
Stunning Scots island on sale for lower than the value of a four-bedroom home in Edinburgh
10 Scottish place names that all the time go away guests baffled