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Living in Salsburgh: Liveability Score 36/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Salsburgh comes out at 36/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Measured against other towns, environment stands out most: 82/100 where the typical UK town scores 64/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is economic health: 37/100 versus a median of 67/100.

That places it last of the 5 scored places in the ML7 postcode district. Against the wider ML7 district average of 48/100, that is 12 points below. Its environment score runs 8 points above the ML7 district's 74/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: ML7 postcode district.

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Salsburgh scores 36 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
82
Air Quality NO₂ 6.208 · PM2.5 4.869 · PM10 9.096 µg/m³
79
Green Space 88
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Adequate 3

Services

Schools
13

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
15
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary74.6 mi
Community Paramedic Service85 mi
Hexham General Hospital92.3 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust67.8 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryChapelhall Practice2.9 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
40
Full fibre (FTTP)65%
available across North Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
95%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
95%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 22 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
37
Employment rate72.9%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed72.7%Unemployed2.1%Retired13.8%Student2.4%Other inactive8.9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial39.2%Skilled & technical30.6%Routine & elementary30.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications26.3%
Home ownership71.1%
Among the most-deprived 32% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
53
Council tax

Council tax data not yet available for this area.

Energy South 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
30
Hartwood 2.6 mi
Cleland 3 mi
Caldercruix 3.2 mi
J6 M8 1.4 mi
J5 M8 2.5 mi
J5 M8 3 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
13
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Salsburgh. 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

Moffat Mills 54 2.7 mi away ⇄
Chapelhall 57 2.9 mi away ⇄
Cleland 54 3.1 mi away ⇄
Newarthill 54 3.1 mi away ⇄
Caldercruix 40 3.3 mi away ⇄
Allanton 44 3.3 mi away ⇄
Plains 48 3.5 mi away ⇄
Shotts 53 3.5 mi away ⇄
Calderbank 58 3.7 mi away ⇄
Crindledyke 48 3.7 mi away ⇄
Newmains 54 3.9 mi away ⇄
Airdrie 67 4.2 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Salsburgh a nice place to live?

Salsburgh has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Salsburgh is 36/100, 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 Salsburgh

ML7 48 ⇄

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