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Living in New Galloway: Liveability Score 27/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

New Galloway scores 27/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 67/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

Among the 5 scored places sharing the DG7 postcode district, New Galloway ranks 4th. Against the wider DG7 district average of 34/100, that is 7 points below. 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 DG7 postcode district.

27
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

Settlement area

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New Galloway 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
66
Air Quality NO₂ 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³
86
Green Space 22
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
9
1 school in area · 3 within 4km
1Good
  • Kells SchoolOther · inspected 2023
    Good

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

Healthcare
14
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary48.5 mi
Hexham General Hospital81.5 mi
Royal Lancaster Infirmary89.1 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust32.9 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity2,192 patients per GP

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

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)53.6%
available across Dumfries and Galloway
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 19 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
34
Employment rate47.8%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed47.7%Unemployed1.8%Retired36.3%Student2.4%Other inactive11.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial35.6%Skilled & technical38.3%Routine & elementary26.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications37%
Home ownership67.4%
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
7
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
6
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 2
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for New Galloway. 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

St John's Town of Dalry 27 2.3 mi away ⇄
Crossmichael 33 9.1 mi away ⇄
Moniaive 33 12 mi away ⇄
Castle Douglas 44 12 mi away ⇄
Gatehouse of Fleet 36 13 mi away ⇄
Creetown 34 15 mi away ⇄
Tongland 0 15 mi away ⇄
Newton Stewart 42 16 mi away ⇄
Dalbeattie 39 16 mi away ⇄
Kirkcudbright 46 17 mi away ⇄
Wigtown 37 19 mi away ⇄
Thornhill (Dumfries and Galloway) 46 19 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is New Galloway a nice place to live?

New Galloway scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for New Galloway 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.

What are the best schools in New Galloway?

Among the top-rated schools in New Galloway is Kells School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in New Galloway in total.

Postcode districts in New Galloway

DG7 34 ⇄

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