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Living in Marywell: Liveability Score 34/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Marywell is 34/100, built from 8 categories. Bills is where Marywell most outperforms the national norm: 77/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Broadband falls furthest short: 15/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That places it last of the 3 scored places in the AB12 postcode district. It scores 23 points below the AB12 postcode district as a whole, which averages 57/100. That is 16 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Wider context for the surrounding area: AB12 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
62
Air Quality NO₂ 3.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³
83
Green Space 12
Parks Adequate 3
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
13

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
10
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service122.5 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital139.9 mi
Hexham General Hospital145.6 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust90.6 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryPortlethen Medical Centre1.5 mi
GP capacity1,373 patients per GP

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

Broadband
15
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
49.6%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
49.6%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
80.4%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 9 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
89
Employment rate72.1%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed71.4%Unemployed1.9%Retired15.2%Student3.1%Other inactive8.5%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial51.9%Skilled & technical32.8%Routine & elementary15.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications42.2%
Home ownership81%
Among the least-deprived 21% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Aberdeenshire · 2025-26
A £1,022
B £1,192
C £1,363
D £1,533
E £2,014
F £2,491
G £3,002
H £3,756
Energy North 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
24
Portlethen 1.5 mi
Aberdeen 4.3 mi
Stonehaven 9 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
18
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping Some 3
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Marywell. 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

Portlethen 49 1.6 mi away ⇄
Newtonhill 35 3.7 mi away ⇄
Cults 49 3.8 mi away ⇄
Bieldside 0 4.1 mi away ⇄
Chapelton (Aberdeenshire) 40 4.1 mi away ⇄
Milltimber 42 4.8 mi away ⇄
Blacktop 51 5.3 mi away ⇄
Aberdeen 71 5.4 mi away ⇄
Peterculter 41 5.9 mi away ⇄
Kingswells 51 6.6 mi away ⇄
Westhill 45 8.3 mi away ⇄
Redcloak 0 8.6 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Marywell a nice place to live?

Marywell has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Marywell is 34/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Marywell

AB12 57 ⇄

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