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Living in Cardrona Village: Liveability Score 47/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Cardrona Village is 47/100, built from 8 categories. Lifestyle is where Cardrona Village most outperforms the national norm: 74/100 against a median of 21/100 across UK towns. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 24/100 versus a median of 60/100.

The EH45 district averages 58/100, putting Cardrona Village 11 points below its own postcode area. Its lifestyle score runs 17 points below the EH45 district's 91/100. Environment (82) and economic health (81) sit at 80/100 or above. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the EH45 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
82
Air Quality NO₂ 1.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³
85
Green Space 76
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Adequate 3

Services

Schools
21

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
42
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary51.3 mi
Community Paramedic Service51.9 mi
Hexham General Hospital60.8 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust43.2 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgerySt Ronan's Practice2.2 mi
GP capacity1,324 patients per GP

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

Broadband
24
Full fibre (FTTP)68.6%
available across Scottish Borders
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
96.2%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
96.2%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
96.2%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 20 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
81
Employment rate64.6%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed64.7%Unemployed1.6%Retired23.2%Student3.2%Other inactive7.2%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial51.1%Skilled & technical33.9%Routine & elementary15.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications49.2%
Home ownership71.8%
Among the least-deprived 29% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Scottish Borders · 2025-26
A £995
B £1,160
C £1,326
D £1,492
E £1,960
F £2,425
G £2,922
H £3,655
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
20
Stow 10.1 mi
Galashiels 11.8 mi
Tweedbank 13.8 mi
J1 M8 21.3 mi
J2 M8 22.8 mi
J2 M8 23.3 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
74
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Cardrona Village. 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

Innerleithen 43 2.1 mi away ⇄
Peebles 62 3.3 mi away ⇄
Walkerburn 38 3.6 mi away ⇄
Clovenfords 41 9.1 mi away ⇄
Stow (Scottish Borders) 40 10 mi away ⇄
Selkirk 55 12 mi away ⇄
Broughton (Scottish Borders) 35 12 mi away ⇄
Galashiels 61 12 mi away ⇄
West Linton 37 13 mi away ⇄
Penicuik 59 14 mi away ⇄
Darnick 45 14 mi away ⇄
Rosewell 48 15 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Cardrona Village a nice place to live?

Cardrona Village has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Cardrona Village is 47/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Cardrona Village

EH45 58 ⇄

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