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Broadband in Oban

4% of homes in Oban can get gigabit broadband, 21 points below the Argyll and Bute average of 25% and 80 points below the Scotland figure of 84%. 98% can get superfast speeds of 30Mbps or more.

Gigabit broadband has barely reached Oban.

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    4%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    4%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    4%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    98%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0%
Average share of homes able to get each speed across 278 postcodes in Oban (PA34). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

2%
of Oban's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home
94%
of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet
0.4%
of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Oban ranks 3rd of 8 towns in Argyll and Bute for gigabit coverage. See all towns in Argyll and Bute.

How Oban compares

AreaGigabit300Mbps+Superfast
Oban4%4%98%
Argyll and Bute25%25%89%
Scotland84%84%97%
United Kingdom89%89%98%

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Choosing a provider in Oban

Most addresses in Oban can order from providers on the Openreach network. If Openreach has built full fibre to your street, all of them can sell it to you, so the choice comes down to price, the yearly price rise and customer service.

Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built. If one of them covers you, it can be worth comparing, as they often sell faster speeds for similar money.

  • BTRises £4.00 a month each year
  • EERises £4.00 a month each year
  • SkyYearly rise not fixed at sale
  • TalkTalkRises £4.00 a month each year
  • VodafoneRises £3.50 a month each year
  • PlusnetRises £4.00 a month each year
  • NOW BroadbandYearly rise not fixed at sale
  • Zen InternetNo mid-contract rises

Own-network providers with some coverage in Scotland: Virgin Media, Hyperoptic, YouFibre.

Questions

Can I get full fibre in Oban?
Very few homes in Oban can get gigabit-capable broadband (4%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across Argyll and Bute as a whole, 25% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Oban?
Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 4% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Oban?
Providers that use the Openreach network, including BT, EE, Sky, Plusnet, Vodafone, TalkTalk and NOW, can sell to most addresses. Where Openreach has built full fibre they sell that too. Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built.
Are there homes in Oban that can't get decent broadband?
Yes. 0.4% of postcodes in Oban include at least some homes that can't get a decent 10Mbps service from a fixed line or wireless network. Those homes may qualify for the broadband Universal Service Obligation.

Figures are averages of the share of homes able to get each speed in every postcode Ofcom lists for Oban, from Ofcom Connected Nations (January 2026). Postcodes are matched to towns using Ordnance Survey OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. How we calculate this.