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Living in Maud: Liveability Score 39/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Maud comes out at 39/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Measured against other towns, bills stands out most: 66/100 where the typical UK town scores 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 9/100 versus a median of 60/100.

Maud places 2nd of 10 in the AB42 postcode district. That is 11 points below the national benchmark of 50, the middle half of all UK towns and villages. Lifestyle (10), transport (19) and schools (26) all fall below 30/100. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB42 postcode district.

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Maud scores 39 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
62
Air Quality NO₂ 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³
86
Green Space 7
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments Some 1
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 3

Services

Schools
26
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Good
  • Maud Primary SchoolPrimary · 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
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A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service153.1 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital170.3 mi
Hexham General Hospital176.2 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust121 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryAden Health Centre4.5 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
9
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
96.6%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 31 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
72
Employment rate63.8%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed63.8%Unemployed1.7%Retired22.5%Student2.9%Other inactive9.1%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial35.1%Skilled & technical38.1%Routine & elementary26.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications23.3%
Home ownership79.2%
Among the least-deprived 30% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
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 D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
19
Inverurie 18.6 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
10
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Maud. 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

New Deer 35 2.4 mi away ⇄
Stuartfield 30 3.4 mi away ⇄
Fetterangus 31 4.4 mi away ⇄
Mintlaw 38 4.6 mi away ⇄
Strichen 36 4.8 mi away ⇄
New Pitsligo 39 5.5 mi away ⇄
Millbrex 0 6.0 mi away ⇄
Longside 34 7.0 mi away ⇄
Cuminestown 35 7.5 mi away ⇄
Methlick 37 7.8 mi away ⇄
Rathen 0 9.4 mi away ⇄
Inverugie 0 9.6 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Maud a nice place to live?

Maud has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Maud is 39/100, 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 Maud?

Among the top-rated schools in Maud is Maud Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Maud in total.

Postcode districts in Maud

AB42 42 ⇄

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