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Living in Holytown: Liveability Score 62/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Holytown comes out at 62/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is healthcare: 69/100 against a national town median of 18/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is economic health: 40/100 versus a median of 67/100.

That makes it the 3rd highest-scoring of the 6 places in the ML1 postcode district. Notably, nothing falls below 40/100. Most UK towns have at least one category in the 30s or worse. That sits 12 points above the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the top 5% of the towns and villages we score. Wider context for the surrounding area: ML1 postcode district.

62
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Holytown scores 62 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
71
Air Quality NO₂ 8.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³
75
Green Space 60
Parks Ample 66
Sports Pitches Ample 7
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Ample 9

Services

Schools
65
Top 10 by Ofsted rating · 12 in area · 31 within 4km
2Outstanding10Good
  • Holy Family Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2012
    Outstanding
  • New Stevenston Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2015
    Outstanding
  • Brannock High SchoolSecondary · inspected 2012
    Good
  • Christ The King PrimaryPrimary · inspected 2013
    Good
  • Corpus Christi Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2014
    Good
  • Holytown Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2019
    Good
  • Keir Hardie Memorial PrimaryPrimary · inspected 2020
    Good
  • Mossend Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2019
    Good
  • Newarthill Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2013
    Good
  • St Patrick's Primary School (New Stevenston)Primary · inspected 2017
    Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
69
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary74.8 mi
Community Paramedic Service87.2 mi
Hexham General Hospital93.6 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust69 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
1 GP surgery in area 8 within 4km
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

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

Broadband
92
Full fibre (FTTP)65%
available across North Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
98.1%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
98.1%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.4%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 160 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
40
Employment rate65.9%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed66.2%Unemployed2%Retired17.3%Student3.4%Other inactive11.1%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial34.7%Skilled & technical33.3%Routine & elementary32%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications23.1%
Home ownership69.2%
Among the most-deprived 39% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
62
Council tax

Council tax data not yet available for this area.

Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
63
Holytown 1 mi
Carfin 1.6 mi
Bellshill 1.9 mi
J6A M8 0.6 mi
J7 M8 1 mi
J7A M8 1.5 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
52
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes Some 2
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 3
Retail Shopping Adequate 15
Takeaways Adequate 6
Fitness Adequate 2

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Holytown. 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

Calderbank 58 1.2 mi away ⇄
Chapelhall 57 1.4 mi away ⇄
Bellshill 60 1.8 mi away ⇄
Newarthill 54 1.8 mi away ⇄
Motherwell 65 2.2 mi away ⇄
Airdrie 67 2.7 mi away ⇄
Coatbridge 67 2.9 mi away ⇄
Moffat Mills 54 3.0 mi away ⇄
Cleland 54 3.0 mi away ⇄
Uddingston 61 3.6 mi away ⇄
Bothwell 61 3.9 mi away ⇄
Wishaw 63 4.1 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Holytown a nice place to live?

Holytown is a decent place to live for many people. Our liveability score for Holytown is 62/100, placing it among an 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 Holytown?

Among the top-rated schools in Holytown are Holy Family Primary School and New Stevenston Primary School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 12 rated schools in Holytown in total.

Postcode districts in Holytown

ML1 63 ⇄
ML4 62 ⇄

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