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Living in Wemyss Bay: Liveability Score 36/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Wemyss Bay comes out at 36/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Measured against other towns, bills stands out most: 71/100 where the typical UK town scores 47/100. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 19/100 against a town median of 60/100.

That is 14 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Healthcare (10), lifestyle (12), schools (19) and transport (26) all fall below 30/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: PA18 postcode district.

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Wemyss Bay scores 36 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
74
Air Quality NO₂ 2.6 · PM2.5 4 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³
85
Green Space 49
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
19
2 schools in area
2Good
  • Skelmorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
  • Wemyss Bay Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2012
    Good
Healthcare
10
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary101.6 mi
Community Paramedic Service122.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital126.3 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust91.7 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryDr Rai's Practice1.2 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
19
Full fibre (FTTP)49.6%
available across Inverclyde
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
79.4%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
79.3%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
93.4%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 61 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
79
Employment rate64.3%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed64.2%Unemployed1.6%Retired25.7%Student2.9%Other inactive5.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial49.4%Skilled & technical32.1%Routine & elementary18.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications37.4%
Home ownership91.4%
Among the least-deprived 20% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
71
Council tax Inverclyde · 2025-26
A £1,034
B £1,206
C £1,379
D £1,551
E £2,038
F £2,520
G £3,037
H £3,800
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
26
Wemyss Bay 0.7 mi
Inverkip 1.5 mi
Branchton 5 mi
J31 M8 13 mi
J31 M8 13.4 mi
J30 M8 15.7 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
12
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 2
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Adequate 7
Takeaways Some 1
Fitness Adequate 4

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Wemyss Bay. 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

Skelmorlie 41 1.3 mi away ⇄
Inverkip 38 1.7 mi away ⇄
Innellan 38 2.8 mi away ⇄
Toward 35 3.8 mi away ⇄
Dunoon 44 5.0 mi away ⇄
Gourock 56 5.1 mi away ⇄
Greenock 61 5.9 mi away ⇄
Largs 40 6.2 mi away ⇄
Craigmore 35 6.4 mi away ⇄
Sandbank 32 6.7 mi away ⇄
Port Bannatyne 29 7.3 mi away ⇄
Rothesay 39 7.4 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Wemyss Bay a nice place to live?

Wemyss Bay has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Wemyss Bay is 36/100, 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 Wemyss Bay?

Among the top-rated schools in Wemyss Bay are Skelmorlie Primary School and Wemyss Bay Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Wemyss Bay in total.

Postcode districts in Wemyss Bay

PA18 40 ⇄

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