Drylaw
Neighbourhood · 4,357 residents
49Fair
Fair · better than 1 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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- Road noise reaches 54% of the area
- Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
- Food & drink scores 33, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Drylaw
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Is Drylaw a good place to live?
Drylaw scores 49/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is infrastructure (67).
It scores lowest on transport (31) and food & drink (33).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Drylaw in Scotland, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Drylaw
The summary for Drylaw is written when the report is first opened.
Data last updated: 19 October 2026