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Bathgate and Linlithgow Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · Scotland · 47,936 premises

Bathgate and Linlithgow's full-fibre coverage, 75.3%, trails the UK national average of 77.5%.

75.3%
Full-fibre (FTTP)
90.4%
Gigabit-capable
99.0%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
90.6%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)
0.1%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s)

Broadband Coverage in Bathgate and Linlithgow

Bathgate and Linlithgow is a Westminster constituency in Scotland covering 47,936 premises. Its full-fibre availability of 75.3% is broadly in line with national trends; add in gigabit-capable cable upgrades and that figure rises to 90.4%. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) is available to 99.0% of premises, with 90.6% able to reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) speeds.

On connectivity for all households, fewer than 1% of premises in Bathgate and Linlithgow fall below the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation standard, indicating near-universal baseline connectivity. Speed-tier definitions like "ultrafast" shift over time; Ofcom has raised the bar before as networks caught up.

Where these figures come from

Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in Scotland with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.

Coverage Metrics

Full-fibre (FTTP)75.3%Gigabit-capable90.4%Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)99%Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)90.6%
Broadband coverage metrics for Bathgate and Linlithgow - Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full Metrics

Metric % of Premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) 75.3%
Gigabit-capable broadband 90.4%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) 99.0%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) 90.6%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s) 0.1%
Total premises 47,936

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.

Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.