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Living in Dailly: Liveability Score 27/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Dailly scores 27/100 overall, across 8 scored 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: 10/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 5 scored places in the KA26 postcode district. It scores 16 points below the KA26 postcode district as a whole, which averages 43/100. That is 23 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the KA26 postcode district.

27
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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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
68
Air Quality NO₂ 1.564 · PM2.5 4.095 · PM10 6.455 µg/m³
85
Green Space 46
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
6
1 school in area
1Good
  • Dailly Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2013
    Good
Healthcare
14
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary74.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital106.2 mi
Community Paramedic Service110.7 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust59.8 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
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
10
Full fibre (FTTP)68.6%
available across South Ayrshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 20 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
44
Employment rate49.6%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed50.9%Unemployed2.6%Retired30.5%Student1.5%Other inactive14.5%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial29.1%Skilled & technical33.5%Routine & elementary37.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications19.8%
Home ownership59.6%
Among the most-deprived 38% 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 D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
3
Girvan 5.3 mi
Maybole 5.6 mi
Barrhill 12.6 mi
J8 M77 28 mi
J8 M77 28.1 mi
J7 M77 29.1 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
5
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Dailly. 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

Dipple 0 4.1 mi away ⇄
Crosshill 36 4.8 mi away ⇄
Girvan 45 5.3 mi away ⇄
Maidens 39 5.4 mi away ⇄
Maybole 45 5.6 mi away ⇄
Dalrymple 28 10.0 mi away ⇄
Patna 35 11 mi away ⇄
Waterside 0 12 mi away ⇄
Barrhill 34 12 mi away ⇄
Ayr 60 13 mi away ⇄
Bellsbank 33 13 mi away ⇄
Dalmellington 37 13 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Dailly a nice place to live?

Dailly scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Dailly is 27/100, 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 Dailly?

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

Postcode districts in Dailly

KA26 43 ⇄

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