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Living in New Pitsligo: Liveability Score 39/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

New Pitsligo scores 39/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is healthcare: 52/100 against a national town median of 18/100. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That makes it the 3rd highest-scoring of the 8 places in the AB43 postcode district. Against the wider AB43 district average of 45/100, that is 6 points below. That sits 11 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the middle half of the towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB43 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
78
Air Quality NO₂ 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³
85
Green Space 61
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
12
1 school in area
1Good
  • New Pitsligo & St John's SchoolOther · inspected 2017
    Good
Healthcare
52
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service158 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital175.4 mi
Hexham General Hospital181.1 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust126.1 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,373 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)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 27 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
52
Employment rate59.1%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed59.3%Unemployed2.1%Retired24.9%Student2.6%Other inactive11.1%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial26.6%Skilled & technical34.2%Routine & elementary39.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications19.3%
Home ownership68.6%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
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 E
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
17
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
11
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways Some 2
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

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

Strichen 36 4.0 mi away ⇄
New Deer 35 5.5 mi away ⇄
Maud 39 5.5 mi away ⇄
Cuminestown 35 6.0 mi away ⇄
Fetterangus 31 7.2 mi away ⇄
Gardenstown 36 7.4 mi away ⇄
Millbrex 0 7.7 mi away ⇄
Rosehearty 45 7.7 mi away ⇄
Rathen 0 7.9 mi away ⇄
Stuartfield 30 8.4 mi away ⇄
Mintlaw 38 8.6 mi away ⇄
Sandhaven 34 8.7 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is New Pitsligo a nice place to live?

New Pitsligo has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for New Pitsligo 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 New Pitsligo?

Among the top-rated schools in New Pitsligo is New Pitsligo & St John's School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in New Pitsligo in total.

Postcode districts in New Pitsligo

AB43 45 ⇄

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