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Living in Eaglesfield: Liveability Score 27/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Eaglesfield 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. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That places it last of the 6 scored places in the DG11 postcode district. Against the wider DG11 district average of 35/100, that is 8 points below. 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: DG11 postcode district.

27
OUT OF 100
Poor
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Settlement area

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Eaglesfield scores 27 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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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
60
Air Quality NO₂ 2.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³
84
Green Space 8
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools
5
1 school in area
1Requires Improvement
  • Eaglesfield SchoolOther · inspected 2012
    Requires Improvement
Healthcare
4
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary14.5 mi
Hexham General Hospital43.6 mi
Community Paramedic Service52.9 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust9.8 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryEcclefechan Surgery2.6 mi
GP capacity1,433 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)53.6%
available across Dumfries and Galloway
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
12.8%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
12.8%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.5%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 22 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
55
Employment rate54.4%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed55.5%Unemployed1.9%Retired33.8%Student1.4%Other inactive7.3%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial30%Skilled & technical38.3%Routine & elementary31.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications22.4%
Home ownership70.2%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
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
12
Annan 5.7 mi
Gretna Green 6.6 mi
Lockerbie 7.6 mi
J20 A74(M) 0.7 mi
J20 A74(M) 1.1 mi
J19 A74(M) 2.5 mi

Lifestyle

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

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Eaglesfield. 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

Ecclefechan 35 2.5 mi away ⇄
Creca 0 3.0 mi away ⇄
Kirkpatrick-Fleming 33 3.4 mi away ⇄
Eastriggs 32 5.1 mi away ⇄
Annan 51 5.3 mi away ⇄
Gretna 41 6.8 mi away ⇄
Lockerbie 43 7.7 mi away ⇄
Blackbank 0 8.8 mi away ⇄
Hightae 28 9.1 mi away ⇄
Longtown 45 9.6 mi away ⇄
Millhousebridge 0 9.9 mi away ⇄
Canonbie 30 9.9 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Eaglesfield a nice place to live?

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

DG11 35 ⇄

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