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Living in Ballantrae: Liveability Score 36/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Ballantrae scores 36/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is broadband: 99/100 against a national town median of 60/100. Economic health falls furthest short: 24/100 where the typical UK town reaches 67/100.

Among the 5 scored places sharing the KA26 postcode district, Ballantrae ranks 3rd. Ballantrae is a place of extremes: 99/100 for broadband against 4/100 for transport, a 95-point spread wider than roughly nine in ten UK towns. Against the wider KA26 district average of 43/100, that is 7 points below. For the surrounding area, see KA26 postcode district.

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
64
Air Quality NO₂ 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³
85
Green Space 14
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
9
1 school in area
1Good
  • Ballantrae Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2017
    Good
Healthcare
25
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary82.2 mi
Royal Lancaster Infirmary114.6 mi
Hexham General Hospital115.6 mi
Hospital waitsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust51.7 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks69.4%
A&E seen within 4 hrs64.2%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity2,192 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
99
Full fibre (FTTP)68.6%
available across South Ayrshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
100%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
100%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 13 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
24
Employment rate47.2%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed47.9%Unemployed1.4%Retired36.2%Student1%Other inactive13.4%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial30.8%Skilled & technical38.7%Routine & elementary30.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications26.1%
Home ownership61.2%
Among the most-deprived 29% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
Council tax South Ayrshire · 2025-26
A £1,046
B £1,220
C £1,395
D £1,569
E £2,061
F £2,550
G £3,073
H £3,844
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band E
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
4
Barrhill 8.8 mi
Girvan 11.8 mi
Stranraer 13.3 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
7
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Ballantrae. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Barrhill 34 9.3 mi away ⇄
Cairnryan 0 9.5 mi away ⇄
Girvan 45 12 mi away ⇄
Stranraer 53 14 mi away ⇄
Dipple 0 14 mi away ⇄
Dailly 27 16 mi away ⇄
Glenluce 32 17 mi away ⇄
Stoneykirk 0 17 mi away ⇄
Maidens 39 18 mi away ⇄
Portpatrick 34 18 mi away ⇄
Kirkcowan 33 20 mi away ⇄
Crosshill 36 21 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Ballantrae a nice place to live?

Ballantrae has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Ballantrae is 36/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Ballantrae?

Among the top-rated schools in Ballantrae is Ballantrae Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Ballantrae in total.

Postcode districts in Ballantrae

KA26 43 ⇄

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