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Living in Drummore: Liveability Score 27/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Drummore scores 27/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 67/100 against a national town median of 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 9/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 3 scored places in the DG9 postcode district. It scores 20 points below the DG9 postcode district as a whole, which averages 47/100. That is 23 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. Wider context for the surrounding area: DG9 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
61
Air Quality NO₂ 1.4 · PM2.5 4 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³
85
Green Space 4
Parks None
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
4
1 school in area
1Requires Improvement
  • Drummore SchoolOther · inspected 2011
    Requires Improvement
Healthcare
21
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary78.3 mi
Royal Lancaster Infirmary95.2 mi
Blackpool Victoria Hospital96.6 mi
Hospital waitsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust43.1 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks69.4%
A&E seen within 4 hrs64.2%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,910 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)53.6%
available across Dumfries and Galloway
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.4%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 13 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
38
Employment rate42.4%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed42.1%Unemployed1.5%Retired42.8%Student2%Other inactive11.6%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial33.6%Skilled & technical42.8%Routine & elementary23.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29.7%
Home ownership70.4%
Among the most-deprived 36% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
67
Council tax Dumfries & Galloway · 2025-26
A £970
B £1,132
C £1,293
D £1,455
E £1,912
F £2,364
G £2,849
H £3,565
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
4
Stranraer 16 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
4
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Drummore. 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

Stoneykirk 0 11 mi away ⇄
Port William 33 13 mi away ⇄
Glenluce 32 13 mi away ⇄
Portpatrick 34 14 mi away ⇄
Stranraer 53 16 mi away ⇄
Kirkcowan 33 19 mi away ⇄
Whithorn 32 19 mi away ⇄
Cairnryan 0 20 mi away ⇄
Isle of Whithorn 27 21 mi away ⇄
Bladnoch 0 21 mi away ⇄
Wigtown 37 22 mi away ⇄
Newton Stewart 42 25 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Drummore a nice place to live?

Drummore scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Drummore 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.

Postcode districts in Drummore

DG9 47 ⇄

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