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Living in Dufftown: Liveability Score 37/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Dufftown is 37/100, built from 8 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is healthcare: 52/100 against a national town median of 18/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 9/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That is 13 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Transport (5), schools (14) and lifestyle (14) all fall below 30/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB55 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
73
Air Quality NO₂ 1.8 · PM2.5 4 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³
86
Green Space 45
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
14
1 school in area
1Good
  • Mortlach Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2013
    Good
Healthcare
52
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service154.8 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital174.3 mi
Hexham General Hospital175.6 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust123.8 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,373 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)60.5%
available across Moray
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.7%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 49 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
67
Employment rate60.2%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed60.6%Unemployed1.8%Retired27.8%Student2%Other inactive7.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial28.7%Skilled & technical33.1%Routine & elementary38.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications25.9%
Home ownership69.5%
Among the least-deprived 39% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Moray · 2025-26
A £1,049
B £1,224
C £1,399
D £1,574
E £2,068
F £2,558
G £3,082
H £3,856
Energy North 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
5
Keith 9.4 mi
Huntly 13.2 mi
Elgin 14.8 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
14
Pubs & Bars Adequate 3
Restaurants & Cafes Adequate 6
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Adequate 6
Takeaways Some 3
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Dufftown. 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

Craigellachie 36 3.6 mi away ⇄
Charlestown of Aberlour 45 3.7 mi away ⇄
Rothes 36 6.0 mi away ⇄
Denhead 0 8.3 mi away ⇄
Keith 40 9.0 mi away ⇄
Fochabers 35 11 mi away ⇄
Fogwatt 38 11 mi away ⇄
Mosstodloch 30 12 mi away ⇄
Longmorn 32 12 mi away ⇄
Huntly 41 13 mi away ⇄
Lhanbryde 41 13 mi away ⇄
Rhynie 33 14 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Dufftown a nice place to live?

Dufftown has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Dufftown is 37/100, 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 Dufftown?

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

Postcode districts in Dufftown

AB55 38 ⇄

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