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Living in Torphins: Liveability Score 34/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Torphins comes out at 34/100 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: 14/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

That places it last of the 4 scored places in the AB31 postcode district. It scores 5 points below the AB31 postcode district as a whole, which averages 39/100. That is 16 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB31 postcode district.

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Torphins scores 34 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
68
Air Quality NO₂ 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³
85
Green Space 27
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
5
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Requires Improvement
  • Torphins SchoolOther · inspected 2023
    Requires Improvement

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

Healthcare
29
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service126.9 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital145.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital148.7 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust95.2 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
14
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
5.8%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
5.8%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
98.2%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 46 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
84
Employment rate56.5%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed56.5%Unemployed1.7%Retired32.2%Student2.1%Other inactive7.4%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial50.3%Skilled & technical30.4%Routine & elementary19.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications45.4%
Home ownership72.8%
Among the least-deprived 17% 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
Kintore 14 mi
Inverurie 15.6 mi
Insch 16.1 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
8
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes Some 3
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 5
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Torphins. 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

Kincardine O'Neil 31 2.9 mi away ⇄
Lumphanan 37 3.0 mi away ⇄
Inchmarlo 0 4.0 mi away ⇄
Banchory 46 5.9 mi away ⇄
Aboyne 44 6.6 mi away ⇄
Sauchen 36 7.4 mi away ⇄
Landerberry 0 7.5 mi away ⇄
Tarland 39 9.1 mi away ⇄
Monymusk 37 9.2 mi away ⇄
Alford (Aberdeenshire) 44 9.4 mi away ⇄
Drumoak 36 10 mi away ⇄
Kemnay 42 11 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Torphins a nice place to live?

Torphins has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Torphins is 34/100, 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 Torphins

AB31 39 ⇄

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