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Living in Isle of Whithorn: Liveability Score 27/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Isle of Whithorn comes out at 27/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Bills is where Isle of Whithorn most outperforms the national norm: 67/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 11/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 8 scored places in the DG8 postcode district. The DG8 district averages 37/100, putting Isle of Whithorn 10 points below its own postcode area. That is 23 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the DG8 postcode district.

27
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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Isle of Whithorn 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
71
Air Quality NO₂ 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³
86
Green Space 35
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
4

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
7
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary57.7 mi
Royal Lancaster Infirmary77.6 mi
Blackpool Victoria Hospital81.5 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust32.3 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgerySouthern Machars Practice3.2 mi
GP capacity1,910 patients per GP

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

Broadband
11
Full fibre (FTTP)53.6%
available across Dumfries and Galloway
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
13%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
13%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 18 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
50
Employment rate48.5%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed48.5%Unemployed1%Retired40%Student1.5%Other inactive9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial29.8%Skilled & technical43.8%Routine & elementary26.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications30.8%
Home ownership67.7%
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
4
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
4
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 Isle of Whithorn. 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

Whithorn 32 3.0 mi away ⇄
Port William 33 9.6 mi away ⇄
Bladnoch 0 11 mi away ⇄
Wigtown 37 12 mi away ⇄
Creetown 34 14 mi away ⇄
Gatehouse of Fleet 36 15 mi away ⇄
Kirkcudbright 46 16 mi away ⇄
Tongland 0 17 mi away ⇄
Kirkcowan 33 18 mi away ⇄
Newton Stewart 42 19 mi away ⇄
Drummore 27 21 mi away ⇄
Glenluce 32 21 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Isle of Whithorn a nice place to live?

Isle of Whithorn scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Isle of Whithorn 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 Isle of Whithorn

DG8 37 ⇄

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