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Living in Whitehills: Liveability Score 28/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Whitehills comes out at 28/100 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. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 9/100 against a town median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 5 scored places in the AB45 postcode district. It scores 8 points below the AB45 postcode district as a whole, which averages 36/100. That is 22 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. For the surrounding area, see AB45 postcode district.

28
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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Whitehills 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
61
Air Quality NO₂ 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³
85
Green Space 5
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
8
1 school in area · 3 within 4km
1Good
  • Whitehills SchoolOther · inspected 2023
    Good

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

Healthcare
6
A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service165.7 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital183.9 mi
Hexham General Hospital188 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust133.6 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryMacduff Medical Practice2.1 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
9
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 30 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
56
Employment rate55.9%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed55.8%Unemployed2.1%Retired30%Student2.2%Other inactive9.9%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial32%Skilled & technical38.4%Routine & elementary29.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications25.7%
Home ownership71.1%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
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
16
Keith 16.5 mi
Huntly 17.7 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
7
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 1
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Whitehills. 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

Ladysbridge 36 1.1 mi away ⇄
Banff 46 2.0 mi away ⇄
Boyndie 0 2.5 mi away ⇄
Macduff 40 3.3 mi away ⇄
Portsoy 34 4.3 mi away ⇄
Aberchirder 35 8.1 mi away ⇄
Cullen 36 8.9 mi away ⇄
Gardenstown 36 9.0 mi away ⇄
Turriff 43 10 mi away ⇄
Portknockie 37 11 mi away ⇄
Findochty 43 12 mi away ⇄
Cuminestown 35 13 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Whitehills a nice place to live?

Whitehills scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Whitehills 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.

What are the best schools in Whitehills?

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

Postcode districts in Whitehills

AB45 36 ⇄

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