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Living in Portgordon: Liveability Score 39/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Portgordon is 39/100, built from 8 categories. Measured against other towns, broadband stands out most: 99/100 where the typical UK town scores 60/100. Portgordon places 3rd of 5 in the AB56 postcode district.

On broadband specifically, Portgordon sits 77 points above the AB56 district figure of 22/100. That sits 11 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the middle half of the towns and villages we score. Below 30/100: schools (9), transport (10), lifestyle (10) and healthcare (20). For the surrounding area, see AB56 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
67
Air Quality NO₂ 1.334 · PM2.5 3.816 · PM10 6.001 µg/m³
86
Green Space 22
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
9
1 school in area · 5 within 4km
1Requires Improvement
  • Portgordon Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Requires Improvement

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

Healthcare
20
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service168.2 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital187.3 mi
Hexham General Hospital189.5 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust136.3 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgerySeafield & Cullen Medical Group1.4 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
99
Full fibre (FTTP)60.5%
available across Moray
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
99.7%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
99.7%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.7%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 27 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
64
Employment rate51.3%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed51.8%Unemployed2.1%Retired33.4%Student2.7%Other inactive9.9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial34.4%Skilled & technical36.6%Routine & elementary29%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29.4%
Home ownership79.6%
Among the least-deprived 38% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Moray · 2025-26
A £1,049
B £1,224
C £1,399
D £1,574
E £2,068
F £2,558
G £3,082
H £3,856
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
10
Keith 8.1 mi
Elgin 11.1 mi
Huntly 17.6 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
10
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 1
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 Portgordon. 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

Nether Dallachy 35 2.0 mi away ⇄
Buckie 52 2.1 mi away ⇄
Garmouth 41 3.5 mi away ⇄
Fochabers 35 4.7 mi away ⇄
Mosstodloch 30 4.7 mi away ⇄
Findochty 43 4.8 mi away ⇄
Portknockie 37 6.4 mi away ⇄
Cullen 36 7.5 mi away ⇄
Lhanbryde 41 7.7 mi away ⇄
Lochhill 0 8.0 mi away ⇄
Keith 40 8.6 mi away ⇄
Denhead 0 10.0 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Portgordon a nice place to live?

Portgordon has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Portgordon 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.

Postcode districts in Portgordon

AB56 41 ⇄

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