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Living in Kingussie: Liveability Score 40/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Kingussie comes out at 40/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is environment: 87/100 against a national town median of 64/100. Broadband falls furthest short: 42/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That sits 10 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the middle half of the towns and villages we score. Below 30/100: schools (15), transport (16) and lifestyle (20). The same breakdown for the wider area is on the PH21 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
87
Air Quality NO₂ 1 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 5.3 µg/m³
88
Green Space 85
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Adequate 4
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 3

Services

Schools
15
2 schools in area
1Good1Requires Improvement
  • Kingussie High SchoolSecondary · inspected 2012
    Good
  • Kingussie Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2020
    Requires Improvement
Healthcare
31
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service147.5 mi
Cumberland Infirmary156.6 mi
Hexham General Hospital164.3 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust119.8 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,324 patients per GP

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

Broadband
42
Full fibre (FTTP)62.1%
available across Highland
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
93.3%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
93.3%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.8%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 67 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
68
Employment rate60.4%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed60.9%Unemployed1.2%Retired29.4%Student2.1%Other inactive6.4%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial39.1%Skilled & technical37.4%Routine & elementary23.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications42.2%
Home ownership68.9%
Among the least-deprived 35% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
Council tax Highland · 2025-26
A £1,018
B £1,188
C £1,357
D £1,527
E £2,006
F £2,481
G £2,990
H £3,741
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
16
Kingussie 0.2 mi
Newtonmore 2.9 mi
Aviemore 11.2 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
20
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes Adequate 7
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Adequate 19
Takeaways Some 2
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Kingussie. 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

Newtonmore 48 2.6 mi away ⇄
Kincraig 45 5.6 mi away ⇄
Achduchil 0 11 mi away ⇄
Aviemore 54 12 mi away ⇄
Boat of Garten 47 16 mi away ⇄
Carrbridge 47 16 mi away ⇄
Nethy Bridge 46 20 mi away ⇄
Drumnadrochit 44 23 mi away ⇄
Grantown-on-Spey 42 24 mi away ⇄
Fort Augustus 41 24 mi away ⇄
Braemar 36 25 mi away ⇄
Tummel Bridge 0 26 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Kingussie a nice place to live?

Kingussie has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Kingussie is 40/100, 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 Kingussie?

Among the top-rated schools in Kingussie is Kingussie High School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Kingussie in total.

Postcode districts in Kingussie

PH21 40 ⇄

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