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Living in Douglas: Liveability Score 34/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Douglas scores 34/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 72/100 against a national town median of 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 10/100 versus a median of 60/100.

Douglas places 9th of 11 in the ML11 postcode district. It scores 7 points below the ML11 postcode district as a whole, which averages 41/100. That is 16 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the ML11 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
71
Air Quality NO₂ 1.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³
84
Green Space 39
Parks Adequate 4
Sports Pitches Adequate 3
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools
10
1 school in area
1Good
  • Douglas Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2010
    Good
Healthcare
42
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary57.2 mi
Community Paramedic Service77.6 mi
Hexham General Hospital79.9 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust50.7 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
10
Full fibre (FTTP)63.4%
available across South Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
7.8%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
7.8%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 49 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
30
Employment rate54.9%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed54.9%Unemployed3.1%Retired25%Student2.5%Other inactive14.5%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial29.2%Skilled & technical34.4%Routine & elementary36.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications20.3%
Home ownership58%
Among the most-deprived 29% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
72
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 D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
16
Lanark 8.7 mi
Carstairs 11.7 mi
Carluke 12.2 mi
J12 M74 1.8 mi
J11 M74 2.9 mi
J10 M74 6.5 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
10
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways Some 1
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Douglas. 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

Uddington 0 1.9 mi away ⇄
Coalburn 33 2.9 mi away ⇄
Lesmahagow 39 6.0 mi away ⇄
Kirkfieldbank 39 8.3 mi away ⇄
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood 42 8.5 mi away ⇄
Lanark 50 8.8 mi away ⇄
Muirkirk 35 9.1 mi away ⇄
Crawford 41 9.5 mi away ⇄
Thankerton 35 9.6 mi away ⇄
Cleghorn 42 9.9 mi away ⇄
Leadhills 48 10 mi away ⇄
Crossford (South Lanarkshire) 37 10 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Douglas a nice place to live?

Douglas has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Douglas is 34/100, 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 Douglas?

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

Postcode districts in Douglas

ML11 41 ⇄

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