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Living in Crawford: Liveability Score 41/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Crawford scores 41/100 overall, across 7 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is broadband: 83/100 against a national town median of 60/100. Furthest below the national norm is schools, at 5/100 against a town median of 23/100.

Crawford places 3rd of 6 in the ML12 postcode district. Against the wider ML12 district average of 36/100, that is 5 points above. On broadband specifically, Crawford sits 40 points above the ML12 district figure of 43/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the ML12 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
75
Air Quality NO₂ 3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³
82
Green Space 54
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
5
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Good
  • Crawford Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2019
    Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
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A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary47.7 mi
Community Paramedic Service69 mi
Hexham General Hospital70.2 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust41.8 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryDouglasdale Medical Practice9.7 mi
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

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

Broadband
83
Full fibre (FTTP)63.4%
available across South Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
98.1%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
98.1%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.1%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 11 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
50
Employment rate56.1%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed56.5%Unemployed1.2%Retired28.5%Student2.1%Other inactive11.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial36.7%Skilled & technical35.5%Routine & elementary27.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29.2%
Home ownership69.6%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
67
Council tax South Lanarkshire · 2025-26
A £919
B £1,073
C £1,226
D £1,379
E £1,812
F £2,241
G £2,701
H £3,379
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
5
Sanquhar 12.6 mi
Kirkconnel 14.7 mi
Lanark 14.9 mi
J14 A74(M) 0.9 mi
J14 A74(M) 1.5 mi
J13 A74(M) 2.7 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
4
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 Crawford. 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

Leadhills 48 5.5 mi away ⇄
Symington (South Lanarkshire) 32 9.4 mi away ⇄
Douglas 34 9.5 mi away ⇄
Uddington 0 11 mi away ⇄
Thankerton 35 11 mi away ⇄
Biggar 44 12 mi away ⇄
Coalburn 33 12 mi away ⇄
Moffat 42 13 mi away ⇄
Sanquhar 49 13 mi away ⇄
Broughton (Scottish Borders) 35 14 mi away ⇄
Beattock 32 14 mi away ⇄
Lesmahagow 39 15 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Crawford a nice place to live?

Crawford has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Crawford is 41/100, 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 Crawford?

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

Postcode districts in Crawford

ML12 36 ⇄

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