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Living in Scrabster: Liveability Score 48/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Scrabster scores 48/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is broadband: 96/100 against a national town median of 60/100. Among the 4 scored places sharing the KW14 postcode district, Scrabster ranks 2nd.

Its broadband score runs 62 points above the KW14 district's 34/100. Schools (20) and lifestyle (23) all fall below 30/100. On the national picture that lands Scrabster in the middle half of all the places we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the KW14 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
79
Air Quality NO₂ 3.171 · PM2.5 3.741 · PM10 5.909 µg/m³
85
Green Space 62
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
20

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
31
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service236.5 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital255.6 mi
Hexham General Hospital257.6 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust204.8 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryThurso & Halkirk Medical Practice1.6 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
96
Full fibre (FTTP)62.1%
available across Highland
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
98.5%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
98.5%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 5 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
74
Employment rate55%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed54.4%Unemployed1.8%Retired33.7%Student1%Other inactive9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial43.8%Skilled & technical32.9%Routine & elementary23.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29%
Home ownership81%
Among the least-deprived 26% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Highland · 2025-26
A £1,018
B £1,188
C £1,357
D £1,527
E £2,006
F £2,481
G £2,990
H £3,741
Energy North 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
33
Thurso 1.6 mi
Georgemas Junction 7.6 mi
Scotscalder 8.8 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
23
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 3
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping Some 1
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Scrabster. 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

Thurso 55 1.4 mi away ⇄
Castletown 45 5.9 mi away ⇄
Buldoo 0 7.1 mi away ⇄
Halkirk 43 7.1 mi away ⇄
Dunnet 0 7.3 mi away ⇄
Watten 33 13 mi away ⇄
Portskerra 44 14 mi away ⇄
Wick (Highland) 50 20 mi away ⇄
Hackness 0 22 mi away ⇄
St Margaret's Hope 38 26 mi away ⇄
Stromness 44 26 mi away ⇄
Burray Village 36 28 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Scrabster a nice place to live?

Scrabster has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Scrabster is 48/100, 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 Scrabster

KW14 46 ⇄

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