Broadband in Scottish Borders

Superfast is the dependable layer here. 96.7% of postcodes can get 30 Mbps or better, only fractionally below the roughly 97% UK norm. Full fibre availability stands at 67.6% against a national average of about 69%, and gigabit-capable coverage is almost identical at 67.6%, so the two figures track each other closely. The below-10 Mbps share is 4.1%, a noticeable slow tail of about one postcode in twenty-four.

Outward codes diverge sharply. EH45 has fibre at nearly nine postcodes in ten, EH38 at around two thirds and EH43 at just over half, while DG14, EH37 and ML12 record none at all. That range means the area average is a weak predictor for any single address. A Borders household should read its own outward code first and its own postcode second, because the gap between EH45 and DG14 in this dataset runs from near-complete fibre coverage to nothing.

The speed mix carries real consequences for households at the margins. Most addresses can rely on superfast, and just under two thirds can order full fibre. But 4.1% of postcodes fall below 10 Mbps. Anyone moving for remote work should verify the specific postcode rather than lean on area figures, particularly in DG14, EH37 or ML12, where no fibre is recorded.