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Living in Spean Bridge: Liveability Score 46/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Spean Bridge comes out at 46/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Measured against other towns, broadband stands out most: 98/100 where the typical UK town scores 60/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is schools: 7/100 versus a median of 23/100.

Its categories are unusually uneven: 92 points separate broadband (98) from lifestyle (6), a wider spread than about nine in ten UK towns. It scores 6 points above the PH34 postcode district as a whole, which averages 40/100. Its broadband score runs 76 points above the PH34 district's 22/100. For the surrounding area, see PH34 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
83
Air Quality NO₂ 1.109 · PM2.5 3.279 · PM10 5.175 µg/m³
88
Green Space 81
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
7
1 school in area
1Requires Improvement
  • Spean Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Requires Improvement
Healthcare
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A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary157.6 mi
Community Paramedic Service159.4 mi
Hexham General Hospital172.1 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust136.1 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryGlen Mor Medical Practice7.2 mi
GP capacity1,324 patients per GP

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

Broadband
98
Full fibre (FTTP)62.1%
available across Highland
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
99%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
99%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 14 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
78
Employment rate59.5%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed59.4%Unemployed0.8%Retired30.9%Student2.6%Other inactive6.3%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial38.5%Skilled & technical37.8%Routine & elementary23.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications37.4%
Home ownership75.6%
Among the least-deprived 31% 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 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
11
Spean Bridge 0.3 mi
Roy Bridge 3 mi
Banavie 7.6 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
6
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Adequate 4
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways Some 1
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Spean Bridge. 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

Roybridge 47 3.0 mi away ⇄
Lochyside 51 7.3 mi away ⇄
Caol 50 7.9 mi away ⇄
Fort William 46 8.7 mi away ⇄
Corpach 42 8.9 mi away ⇄
Kinlochmore 36 12 mi away ⇄
Glencoe 38 16 mi away ⇄
North Ballachulish 0 17 mi away ⇄
Ballachulish 42 17 mi away ⇄
Fort Augustus 41 20 mi away ⇄
Glenfinnan 0 20 mi away ⇄
Duror 0 23 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Spean Bridge a nice place to live?

Spean Bridge has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Spean Bridge is 46/100, 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 Spean Bridge

PH34 40 ⇄

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