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Living in Shieldhill: Liveability Score 47/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Shieldhill is 47/100, built from 8 categories. Bills is where Shieldhill most outperforms the national norm: 77/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Among the 7 scored places sharing the FK1 postcode district, Shieldhill ranks 4th.

Against the wider FK1 district average of 58/100, that is 11 points below. Below 30/100: transport (19) and healthcare (27). That puts Shieldhill in the middle half of the UK towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the FK1 postcode district.

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Shieldhill scores 47 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
76
Air Quality NO₂ 4.7 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³
82
Green Space 64
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
42
2 schools in area · 17 within 4km
2Good
  • California Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2016
    Good
  • Shieldhill Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2014
    Good

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

Healthcare
27
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary80.8 mi
Community Paramedic Service85.6 mi
Hexham General Hospital95.3 mi
Hospital waitsThe Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust69.7 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks72.5%
A&E seen within 4 hrs78.5%
Nearest GP surgeryArk Medical Practice1.9 mi
GP capacity1,582 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
77
Full fibre (FTTP)66.2%
available across Falkirk
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
95.9%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
95.9%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.7%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 43 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
58
Employment rate63.1%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed62.7%Unemployed3.8%Retired23.3%Student2.4%Other inactive7.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial35.2%Skilled & technical36.4%Routine & elementary28.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications23.9%
Home ownership76.2%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Falkirk · 2025-26
A £1,051
B £1,227
C £1,402
D £1,577
E £2,072
F £2,563
G £3,088
H £3,864
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
19
Falkirk High 1.6 mi
Falkirk Grahamston 2.2 mi
Polmont 2.2 mi
J5 M9 2.5 mi
J5 M9 2.7 mi
J4 M9 3.1 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
32
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways Some 1
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Shieldhill. 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

California 37 0.7 mi away ⇄
Hallglen 56 1.0 mi away ⇄
Brightons, Redding and Maddiston 58 1.7 mi away ⇄
Laurieston 62 1.8 mi away ⇄
Falkirk 63 2.3 mi away ⇄
Polmont 56 2.7 mi away ⇄
Avonbridge 40 2.8 mi away ⇄
Camelon 61 3.0 mi away ⇄
Slamannan 38 3.6 mi away ⇄
Grangemouth 53 3.6 mi away ⇄
Larbert and Stenhousemuir 61 4.3 mi away ⇄
Bonnybridge 52 5.0 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Shieldhill a nice place to live?

Shieldhill has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Shieldhill is 47/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Shieldhill?

Among the top-rated schools in Shieldhill are California Primary School and Shieldhill Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Shieldhill in total.

Postcode districts in Shieldhill

FK1 58 ⇄

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