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Living in Quarriers Village: Liveability Score 35/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Quarriers Village comes out at 35/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Bills is where Quarriers Village most outperforms the national norm: 77/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

The PA11 district averages 40/100, putting Quarriers Village 5 points below its own postcode area. That is 15 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Schools (8), lifestyle (10), transport (17) and healthcare (28) all fall below 30/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: PA11 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
74
Air Quality NO₂ 2.9 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³
85
Green Space 76
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
8

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
28
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary93.3 mi
Community Paramedic Service112.4 mi
Hexham General Hospital116.7 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust84.1 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryDrs Simpson, Luty & Ormond1.9 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)49.6%
available across Inverclyde
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
10.5%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
10.5%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 26 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
70
Employment rate51%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed51.7%Unemployed1.3%Retired33.5%Student2.9%Other inactive10.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial61.5%Skilled & technical27%Routine & elementary11.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications49.6%
Home ownership83.8%
Among the least-deprived 29% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Inverclyde · 2025-26
A £1,034
B £1,206
C £1,379
D £1,551
E £2,038
F £2,520
G £3,037
H £3,800
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
17
Langbank 4.2 mi
Milliken Park 4.4 mi
Howwood 4.4 mi
J31 M8 4.5 mi
J31 M8 4.7 mi
J29A M8 5.5 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
10
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 Quarriers Village. 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

Bridge of Weir 41 1.7 mi away ⇄
Kilmacolm 45 1.8 mi away ⇄
Crosslee 53 2.8 mi away ⇄
Houston 48 2.9 mi away ⇄
Craigends 53 3.5 mi away ⇄
Kilbarchan 49 3.5 mi away ⇄
Brookfield 46 3.5 mi away ⇄
Langbank 43 4.1 mi away ⇄
Howwood 42 4.6 mi away ⇄
Linwood 60 4.7 mi away ⇄
Johnstone 63 4.7 mi away ⇄
Lochwinnoch 46 4.9 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Quarriers Village a nice place to live?

Quarriers Village has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Quarriers Village is 35/100, 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 Quarriers Village

PA11 40 ⇄

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