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Broadband in Argyll and Bute

25% of homes in Argyll and Bute can get full fibre, 50 points below the Scotland figure of 75%. That ranks 30th of 32 councils in Scotland and 359th of 361 across the UK.

What homes in Argyll and Bute can get

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    25%
  • Full fibre
    Fibre all the way to the home
    25%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    25%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    25%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    89%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    2%
Share of homes in Argyll and Bute able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.
58,013
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
50%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
1,218
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network

Homes without a decent connection may qualify for the broadband Universal Service Obligation, and satellite services are now a realistic option for many. What to do if you can't get decent broadband.

Towns in Argyll and Bute

TownGigabitSuperfastPostcodes
Helensburgh92%100%569
Dunoon0%96%285
Oban4%98%278
Rothesay0%99%151
Campbeltown0%98%148
Ceann Loch Gilb1%94%90
Tobermory7%98%43
Inbhir Aora1%96%32

Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.

Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for Argyll and Bute (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.