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Living in Dalry: Liveability Score 46/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Dalry comes out at 46/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Bills is where Dalry most outperforms the national norm: 71/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Furthest below the national norm is economic health, at 36/100 against a town median of 67/100.

Environment (80) sits at 80/100 or above. Below 30/100: lifestyle (12) and schools (29). That puts Dalry in the middle half of the UK towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the KA24 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
80
Air Quality NO₂ 3.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7 µg/m³
84
Green Space 70
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches Adequate 3
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools
29
2 schools in area
1Outstanding1Good
  • Dalry Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2012
    Outstanding
  • St Palladius' Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2018
    Good
Healthcare
35
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary88.7 mi
Community Paramedic Service112.9 mi
Hexham General Hospital114.7 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust78.2 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

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

Broadband
75
Full fibre (FTTP)73.9%
available across North Ayrshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
96%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
95.9%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 146 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
36
Employment rate53.8%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed54.2%Unemployed3.2%Retired26.1%Student3.9%Other inactive12.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial33.7%Skilled & technical33.8%Routine & elementary32.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications23.4%
Home ownership63.4%
Among the most-deprived 37% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax North Ayrshire · 2025-26
A £1,036
B £1,209
C £1,381
D £1,554
E £2,042
F £2,525
G £3,043
H £3,807
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
36
Dalry 0.4 mi
Glengarnock 2.7 mi
Kilwinning 3.7 mi
J7 M77 11.2 mi
J8 M77 11.3 mi
J8 M77 11.3 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
12
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Some 4
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Dalry. 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

Glengarnock 37 2.9 mi away ⇄
Kilbirnie 46 3.3 mi away ⇄
Kilwinning 59 3.8 mi away ⇄
Beith 49 4.4 mi away ⇄
Stevenston 57 5.1 mi away ⇄
Saltcoats 60 5.2 mi away ⇄
Ardrossan 57 5.4 mi away ⇄
West Kilbride 35 5.5 mi away ⇄
Fairlie 38 6.1 mi away ⇄
Perceton 38 6.7 mi away ⇄
Portencross 0 6.7 mi away ⇄
Irvine 51 6.8 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Dalry a nice place to live?

Dalry has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Dalry is 46/100, 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 Dalry?

Among the top-rated schools in Dalry are Dalry Primary School and St Palladius' Primary School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Dalry in total.

Postcode districts in Dalry

KA24 45 ⇄

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