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Living in Strone: Liveability Score 28/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Strone is 28/100, built from 8 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is environment: 86/100 against a national town median of 64/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 9/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 5 scored places in the PA23 postcode district. Against the wider PA23 district average of 43/100, that is 15 points below. Its environment score runs 13 points above the PA23 district's 73/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: PA23 postcode district.

28
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

Settlement area

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Strone scores 28 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
86
Air Quality NO₂ 2 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³
86
Green Space 85
Parks None
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
4

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
6
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary107.1 mi
Community Paramedic Service125.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital130.6 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust98.4 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
1 GP surgery in area
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

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

Broadband
9
Full fibre (FTTP)21.8%
available across Argyll and Bute
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
92.6%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 19 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
44
Employment rate45.2%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed45.4%Unemployed2%Retired39.6%Student3.2%Other inactive9.9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial42.4%Skilled & technical37.9%Routine & elementary19.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications39.6%
Home ownership78.3%
Among the most-deprived 39% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
66
Council tax Argyll & Bute · 2025-26
A £1,084
B £1,265
C £1,445
D £1,626
E £2,136
F £2,642
G £3,184
H £3,984
Energy South 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
5
Gourock 4.3 mi
Fort Matilda 5.1 mi
Branchton 5.6 mi
J31 M8 14.4 mi
J31 M8 14.8 mi
J30 M8 17.6 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
4
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 2
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Strone. 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

Sandbank 32 1.4 mi away ⇄
Dunoon 44 2.6 mi away ⇄
Kilcreggan 33 2.8 mi away ⇄
Gourock 56 4.3 mi away ⇄
Rosneath and Clynder 30 4.3 mi away ⇄
Rhu 32 5.6 mi away ⇄
Shandon 37 5.7 mi away ⇄
Inverkip 38 6.2 mi away ⇄
Greenock 61 6.2 mi away ⇄
Garelochhead 40 6.9 mi away ⇄
Innellan 38 7.1 mi away ⇄
Helensburgh 49 7.1 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Strone a nice place to live?

Strone scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Strone is 28/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Strone

PA23 43 ⇄

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