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description: Data file for Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - Broadband Access Indicator
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issued: 2026-08-20T16:57:08.045162
modified: 2026-08-20T16:57:08.011678
comment: Dataset containing the Broadband Indicator used to calculate the SIMD 2020 Access To Services Domain
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Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
type: Concept

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - Broadband Access Indicator
type: Dataset
version notes: SIMD indicators are not subject to scheduled revision. Revisions and corrections to previously published statistics are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy statement on revisions and corrections - a copy of which is available on the [Scottish Government]( https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/CPSonRevisionsCorrections/Q/EditMode/on/ForceUpdate/on) website.
contact point: Kind
contact point: Organization
theme: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
description: The [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)](https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-index-multiple-deprivation-2020/) is a tool for identifying the places in Scotland where people are experiencing disadvantage across different aspects of their lives. SIMD ranks 6,976 small areas, or data zones, covering the whole of Scotland from the most deprived to the least deprived and reports statistics on income, employment, health, education, access to services, crime and housing. This dataset contains the Superfast Broadband indicator that, together with travel time indicators, is used to calculate the SIMD 2020 Geographic Access to Services domain. The superfast Broadband indicator measures the percentage of premises that do not have access to superfast broadband (download speeds of 30Mbps or above). More information can be found on [the Scottish Government website](https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD).
issued: 2026-08-20T16:56:12.110716
modified: 2026-08-20T16:57:07.958941
accuracy: Information on the accuracy and reliability of SIMD indicators can be found in SIMD technical notes: [SIMD 2016](https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00504822.pdf) and [SIMD 2020](https://www.gov.scot/SIMD)
comment: Dataset containing the Broadband Indicator used to calculate the SIMD 2020 Access To Services Domain
completeness: SIMD 2020 data, and other resources are available on the [SIMD 2020 webpage](https://www.gov.scot/SIMD). These include the [SIMD 2020 introductory booklet](https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-index-multiple-deprivation-2020/) that explains how we built SIMD, offers advice on what you can and can't do with SIMD, and gives some headline findings. There are also postcode and data zone look up files, a local and national share calculator, and an [interactive mapping tool](http://simd.scot) is also available for you to produce your own maps. If you have any enquiries or would like to provide us with any feedback relating to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, please contact: Email: [SIMD@gov.scot](mailto:SIMD@gov.scot)
confidentiality: Not assessed
consistency: The access to broadband indicator was not included in previous versions of SIMD.
geographical coverage: S01
license id: uk-ogl
quality management: More information on SIMD quality assurance processes can be found in SIMD technical notes: [SIMD 2016](https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00504822.pdf) and [SIMD 2020](https://www.gov.scot/SIMD)
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2019
  start date: 2019
timeliness: Information on SIMD indicator time periods can be found in SIMD technical notes: [SIMD 2016](https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00504822.pdf) and [SIMD 2020](https://www.gov.scot/SIMD)
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
validity: The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation is used to help organisations invest in areas most in need. It can also be used by communities to highlight the things that matter to them, and identify opportunities to improve the lives of local people. The [SIMD 2020 introductory booklet](https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-index-multiple-deprivation-2020/) provides an overview of SIMD and an example case study showing how SIMD has been used to identify deprivation and help inform a rural local authority's poverty strategy.
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Scottish Government
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