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Living in Piperdam: Liveability Score 32/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Piperdam comes out at 32/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 77/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 10/100 against a town median of 60/100.

Among the 6 scored places sharing the DD2 postcode district, Piperdam ranks 5th. It scores 36 points below the DD2 postcode district as a whole, which averages 68/100. That sits 18 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom 10% of the towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the DD2 postcode district.

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Piperdam scores 32 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 2.169 · PM2.5 4.114 · PM10 9.672 µg/m³
83
Green Space 12
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
8

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
12
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service95 mi
Cumberland Infirmary111.1 mi
Hexham General Hospital113.2 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust66.7 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryMuirhead Medical Centre2.7 mi
GP capacity1,324 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)50.7%
available across Angus
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 8 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
91
Employment rate65.2%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed64.8%Unemployed1.8%Retired25.2%Student3.4%Other inactive4.9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial59.4%Skilled & technical27.6%Routine & elementary13%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications50.7%
Home ownership88.6%
Among the least-deprived 19% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Angus · 2025-26
A £975
B £1,137
C £1,300
D £1,462
E £1,921
F £2,376
G £2,863
H £3,582
Energy South 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
16
Invergowrie 4.3 mi
Dundee 7 mi
Broughty Ferry 10.3 mi
J11 M90 12.9 mi
J11 M90 13.4 mi
J10 M90 14.1 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
9
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
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 Piperdam. 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

Liff 43 2.6 mi away ⇄
Birkhill and Muirhead 42 2.9 mi away ⇄
Longforgan 29 3.2 mi away ⇄
Kirkton of Auchterhouse 40 3.6 mi away ⇄
Invergowrie 55 3.7 mi away ⇄
Newtyle 36 3.9 mi away ⇄
Inchture 40 4.2 mi away ⇄
Coupar Angus 34 5.9 mi away ⇄
Meigle 37 6.0 mi away ⇄
Dundee 72 6.2 mi away ⇄
Burrelton and Woodside 29 6.5 mi away ⇄
Grange 0 7.0 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Piperdam a nice place to live?

Piperdam has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Piperdam is 32/100, 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 Piperdam

DD2 68 ⇄

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