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Living in St Monance: Liveability Score 30/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for St Monance is 30/100, built from 7 categories. Broadband falls furthest short: 11/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100. That places it last of the 4 scored places in the KY10 postcode district.

Against the wider KY10 district average of 43/100, that is 13 points below. Its lifestyle score runs 44 points below the KY10 district's 69/100. That is 20 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. For the surrounding area, see KY10 postcode district.

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Settlement area

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St Monance scores 30 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
63
Air Quality NO₂ 1.615 · PM2.5 3.744 · PM10 6.344 µg/m³
86
Green Space 8
Parks None
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments Some 1
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools
25
1 school in area · 3 within 4km
1Good
  • St Monans Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2024
    Good

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

Healthcare
10
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service70.4 mi
Hexham General Hospital89.3 mi
Cumberland Infirmary90.7 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust42 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryCoast Health1.6 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
11
Full fibre (FTTP)69.2%
available across Fife
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
13.7%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
13.7%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.5%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 46 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
29
Employment rate55.1%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed55.5%Unemployed2%Retired27%Student4.7%Other inactive10.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial35.6%Skilled & technical34%Routine & elementary30.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications32.6%
Home ownership60.2%
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
11
Leven 9.1 mi
North Berwick 10.4 mi
Cameron Bridge 10.8 mi
J8 M90 24.2 mi
J5 M90 24.7 mi
J4 M90 24.8 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
25
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 3
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for St Monance. 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

Pittenweem 50 1.5 mi away ⇄
Elie 41 2.5 mi away ⇄
Anstruther 50 3.0 mi away ⇄
Lower Largo 39 6.9 mi away ⇄
Crail 40 7.1 mi away ⇄
St Andrews 54 9.0 mi away ⇄
Leven (Fife) 54 9.3 mi away ⇄
Strathkinness 36 9.9 mi away ⇄
Methil 56 9.9 mi away ⇄
Ceres 28 10.0 mi away ⇄
Buckhaven 49 10 mi away ⇄
Archerfield the Village 0 10 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is St Monance a nice place to live?

St Monance has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for St Monance is 30/100, 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 Monance?

Among the top-rated schools in St Monance is St Monans Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in St Monance in total.

Postcode districts in St Monance

KY10 43 ⇄

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