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Broadband in Portlethen

96% of homes in Portlethen can get gigabit broadband, 47 points above the Aberdeenshire average of 49% and 13 points above the Scotland figure of 84%. Every home can get superfast speeds.

Almost every home in Portlethen can get gigabit broadband.

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    96%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    96%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    96%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    100%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0.1%
Average share of homes able to get each speed across 145 postcodes in Portlethen (AB12, AB39). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

91%
of Portlethen's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home
1%
of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet
0.7%
of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Portlethen ranks 1st of 22 towns in Aberdeenshire for gigabit coverage. See all towns in Aberdeenshire.

How Portlethen compares

AreaGigabit300Mbps+Superfast
Portlethen96%96%100%
Aberdeenshire49%49%91%
Scotland84%84%97%
United Kingdom89%89%98%

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Choosing a provider in Portlethen

Most addresses in Portlethen 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 Portlethen?
Almost all homes in Portlethen can get gigabit-capable broadband (96%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across Aberdeenshire as a whole, 49% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Portlethen?
Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 96% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Portlethen?
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 Portlethen that can't get decent broadband?
Yes. 0.7% of postcodes in Portlethen 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 Portlethen, 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.