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Living in St Margaret's Hope: Liveability Score 38/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

St Margaret's Hope comes out at 38/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Lifestyle is where St Margaret's Hope most outperforms the national norm: 50/100 against a median of 21/100 across UK towns. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 16/100 against a town median of 60/100.

St Margaret's Hope places 3rd of 5 in the KW17 postcode district. Against the wider KW17 district average of 32/100, that is 6 points above. Its lifestyle score runs 12 points above the KW17 district's 38/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: KW17 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 1.1 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 6 µg/m³
87
Green Space 74
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
10
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Good
  • Hope 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
28
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service246.2 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital264.3 mi
Hexham General Hospital268.4 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust214.1 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,373 patients per GP

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

Broadband
16
Full fibre (FTTP)25.4%
available across Orkney Islands
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
25.2%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
25.2%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 13 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
57
Employment rate57.3%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed57.3%Unemployed2.4%Retired29.5%Student2.9%Other inactive7.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial31%Skilled & technical38.1%Routine & elementary30.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications31.8%
Home ownership72.3%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
Council tax Orkney Islands · 2025-26
A £1,050
B £1,225
C £1,400
D £1,575
E £2,069
F £2,559
G £3,084
H £3,859
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
11
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
50
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Some 3
Takeaways Some 1
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for St Margaret's Hope. 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

Burray Village 36 2.2 mi away ⇄
Hackness 0 5.7 mi away ⇄
Tankerness 0 9.5 mi away ⇄
Kirkwall 51 11 mi away ⇄
Finstown 42 14 mi away ⇄
Stromness 44 15 mi away ⇄
Dounby 47 19 mi away ⇄
Dunnet 0 20 mi away ⇄
Castletown 45 22 mi away ⇄
Scrabster 48 26 mi away ⇄
Thurso 55 26 mi away ⇄
Wick (Highland) 50 26 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is St Margaret's Hope a nice place to live?

St Margaret's Hope has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for St Margaret's Hope is 38/100, 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 St Margaret's Hope?

Among the top-rated schools in St Margaret's Hope is Hope Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in St Margaret's Hope in total.

Postcode districts in St Margaret's Hope

KW17 32 ⇄

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