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Living in Carradale: Liveability Score 26/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Carradale is 26/100, built from 8 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 66/100 against a national town median of 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 9/100 versus a median of 60/100.

Against the wider PA28 district average of 38/100, that is 12 points below. That is 24 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. Transport (3), lifestyle (3), schools (4) and healthcare (9) all fall below 30/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the PA28 postcode district.

26
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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Carradale scores 26 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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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
74
Air Quality NO₂ 1.2 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³
86
Green Space 46
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
4
1 school in area
1Good
  • Carradale Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
Healthcare
9
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary110 mi
Hexham General Hospital139.7 mi
Community Paramedic Service140.8 mi
Hospital waitsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust71.6 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks69.4%
A&E seen within 4 hrs64.2%
Nearest GP surgeryThe Carradale Surgery1 mi
GP capacity2,192 patients per GP

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

Broadband
9
Full fibre (FTTP)21.8%
available across Argyll and Bute
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0.6%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0.6%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
95.9%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 9 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
40
Employment rate42.4%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed42.3%Unemployed2.2%Retired40.6%Student1.8%Other inactive13.2%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial36.1%Skilled & technical39.8%Routine & elementary24.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications31.9%
Home ownership78.6%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
Council tax Argyll & Bute · 2025-26
A £1,084
B £1,265
C £1,445
D £1,626
E £2,136
F £2,642
G £3,184
H £3,984
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
3
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
3
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 Carradale. 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

Brodick 47 12 mi away ⇄
Campbeltown 38 13 mi away ⇄
West Darlochan 0 14 mi away ⇄
Lamlash 43 14 mi away ⇄
Whiting Bay 33 16 mi away ⇄
Tarbert (Argyll and Bute) 43 19 mi away ⇄
Kames 37 22 mi away ⇄
Rothesay 39 23 mi away ⇄
Tighnabruaich 37 24 mi away ⇄
Millport 40 24 mi away ⇄
Port Bannatyne 29 24 mi away ⇄
Portencross 0 24 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Carradale a nice place to live?

Carradale scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Carradale is 26/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Carradale?

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

Postcode districts in Carradale

PA28 38 ⇄

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