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Living in North Connel: Liveability Score 28/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

North Connel comes out at 28/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Bills is where North Connel most outperforms the national norm: 71/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That places it last of the 4 scored places in the PA37 postcode district. It scores 9 points below the PA37 postcode district as a whole, which averages 37/100. That is 22 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 PA37 postcode district.

28
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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North Connel scores 28 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
71
Air Quality NO₂ 1.508 · PM2.5 3.309 · PM10 5.167 µg/m³
88
Green Space 48
Parks None
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
5

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
7
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary144 mi
Community Paramedic Service157 mi
Hexham General Hospital164.9 mi
Hospital waitsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust131.1 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks69.4%
A&E seen within 4 hrs64.2%
Nearest GP surgeryTaynuilt Medical Practice0.7 mi
GP capacity1,577 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)21.8%
available across Argyll and Bute
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
98.9%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 7 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
72
Employment rate61.2%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed61.3%Unemployed1.1%Retired29%Student2.1%Other inactive6.5%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial40.7%Skilled & technical37.1%Routine & elementary22.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications40.5%
Home ownership75.2%
Among the least-deprived 40% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Argyll & Bute · 2025-26
A £1,084
B £1,265
C £1,445
D £1,626
E £2,136
F £2,642
G £3,184
H £3,984
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
5
Connel Ferry 0.9 mi
Oban 4.5 mi
Taynuilt 6.5 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
4
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for North Connel. 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

Connel 34 0.7 mi away ⇄
Dunbeg 35 2.1 mi away ⇄
Benderloch 0 2.7 mi away ⇄
Oban 46 4.6 mi away ⇄
Taynuilt 45 6.6 mi away ⇄
Duror 0 12 mi away ⇄
Strontian 43 18 mi away ⇄
Ballachulish 42 18 mi away ⇄
North Ballachulish 0 18 mi away ⇄
Glencoe 38 19 mi away ⇄
Ardfern 37 20 mi away ⇄
Salen 43 21 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is North Connel a nice place to live?

North Connel scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for North Connel is 28/100, 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.

Postcode districts in North Connel

PA37 37 ⇄

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