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Living in Stuartfield: Liveability Score 30/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Stuartfield comes out at 30/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 71/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Broadband falls furthest short: 13/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That places it last of the 10 scored places in the AB42 postcode district. Against the wider AB42 district average of 42/100, that is 12 points below. That is 20 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB42 postcode district.

30
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Settlement area

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Stuartfield 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
64
Air Quality NO₂ 1.468 · PM2.5 3.861 · PM10 7.609 µg/m³
85
Green Space 14
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
13
1 school in area · 4 within 4km
1Good
  • Stuartfield SchoolOther · inspected 2017
    Good

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

Healthcare
8
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service151.9 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital168.8 mi
Hexham General Hospital175.1 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust119.8 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryAden Health Centre1.7 mi
GP capacity1,373 patients per GP

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

Broadband
13
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
14.2%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
14.2%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.8%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 24 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
64
Employment rate65%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed65.1%Unemployed1.9%Retired22%Student2.8%Other inactive8.2%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial38.3%Skilled & technical36.1%Routine & elementary25.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications27.7%
Home ownership81.5%
Among the least-deprived 35% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Aberdeenshire · 2025-26
A £1,022
B £1,192
C £1,363
D £1,533
E £2,014
F £2,491
G £3,002
H £3,756
Energy North 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
12
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

No nearby stations or motorway junctions found.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
8
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Stuartfield. 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

Mintlaw 38 1.9 mi away ⇄
Fetterangus 31 3.1 mi away ⇄
Maud 39 3.4 mi away ⇄
Longside 34 3.9 mi away ⇄
New Deer 35 5.6 mi away ⇄
Strichen 36 5.9 mi away ⇄
Inverugie 0 6.4 mi away ⇄
Hatton (Aberdeenshire) 33 7.2 mi away ⇄
Crimond 36 8.2 mi away ⇄
New Pitsligo 39 8.4 mi away ⇄
Millbrex 0 8.9 mi away ⇄
Peterhead 50 9.0 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Stuartfield a nice place to live?

Stuartfield has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Stuartfield 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 Stuartfield?

Among the top-rated schools in Stuartfield is Stuartfield School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Stuartfield in total.

Postcode districts in Stuartfield

AB42 42 ⇄

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