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Living in Wattston: Liveability Score 45/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Wattston scores 45/100 overall, across 7 scored categories. Lifestyle is where Wattston most outperforms the national norm: 79/100 against a median of 21/100 across UK towns. The biggest shortfall against other towns is economic health: 48/100 versus a median of 67/100.

Among the 8 scored places sharing the ML6 postcode district, Wattston ranks 7th. Wattston is a place of extremes: 99/100 for broadband against 4/100 for healthcare, a 95-point spread wider than roughly nine in ten UK towns. Against the wider ML6 district average of 64/100, that is 19 points below. Wider context for the surrounding area: ML6 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 6.27 · PM2.5 4.727 · PM10 8.727 µg/m³
79
Green Space 92
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
16
1 school in area · 9 within 4km
1Good
  • Greengairs Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2011
    Good

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

Healthcare
4
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary80.2 mi
Community Paramedic Service90 mi
Hexham General Hospital97.8 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust73.4 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryKenilworth Medical Centre2.7 mi
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

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

Broadband
99
Full fibre (FTTP)65%
available across North Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
100%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
100%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 12 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
48
Employment rate68.4%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed67.8%Unemployed2.5%Retired16.1%Student2.9%Other inactive10.8%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial40.2%Skilled & technical32.2%Routine & elementary27.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications29.3%
Home ownership77.6%
Among the most-deprived 39% 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
24
Greenfaulds 2.3 mi
Cumbernauld 2.5 mi
Drumgelloch 2.8 mi
J5 M80 3.3 mi
J5 M80 3.3 mi
J4A M80 3.4 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
79
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Wattston. 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

Glenmavis 55 2.1 mi away ⇄
Plains 48 2.1 mi away ⇄
Airdrie 67 2.9 mi away ⇄
Caldercruix 40 3.0 mi away ⇄
Cumbernauld 57 3.3 mi away ⇄
Moffat Mills 54 3.3 mi away ⇄
Glenboig 48 3.7 mi away ⇄
Coatbridge 67 4.4 mi away ⇄
Calderbank 58 4.5 mi away ⇄
Croy (North Lanarkshire) 50 4.6 mi away ⇄
Dullatur 44 4.6 mi away ⇄
Gartcosh 51 4.8 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Wattston a nice place to live?

Wattston has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Wattston is 45/100, 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 Wattston?

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

Postcode districts in Wattston

ML6 64 ⇄

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