Glensburgh
Suburb · 155 residents
73Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 84, well above the typical 60
- Property market scores 80, well above the typical 60
- Food & drink scores 74, well above the typical 60
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- Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Glensburgh
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Glensburgh a good place to live?
Glensburgh scores 73/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (84) and property market (80).
It scores lowest on transport (31).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Glensburgh in Scotland, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Glensburgh
Glensburgh reads as low-density and quietly comfortable rather than showy — small population, a lot of green space relative to its size, and the kind of streetscape where houses rather than shops set the tone. There's no high street energy to speak of here; this is a place built around living rather than passing through.
The numbers back up that first impression. A median house price a little over £172,000 sits well below the council tax band D median across Scotland, and with an income decile of 9 and a deprivation decile of 8, Glensburgh sits among the more comfortable, less deprived pockets nationally — good position, modest price tag, which is an unusual combination and worth noting rather than taking for granted. House prices have been drifting upward over the past year, and the trend is marked as improving rather than a one-off blip, so this looks like gentle, steady movement rather than a spike. At a median age of 33.9, notably younger than the Scotland-wide average of around 42.8, this reads as a place with families and younger households rather than a retirement pattern.
Day-to-day life leans heavily on the outdoors: with over 31 hectares of green space against a population of only 547, there's real breathing room, even though it's concentrated in a single named block rather than scattered across several parks. That shapes the weekend rhythm — this is a walk-the-dog-and-get-some-air kind of place rather than a browse-the-shops one, and you'll want to be the sort of person who's happy making your own entertainment rather than expecting it on the doorstep. Full fibre reaches about two-thirds of properties, decent but not universal, worth checking on your specific street if working from home matters to you. The grade pattern is where Glensburgh gets interesting: environment and housing both score right at the top, safety and connectivity sit solidly above average, but health drops to a C+, the one grade that breaks the otherwise glowing pattern — worth digging into what's driving that before you commit, whether it's access to services or something structural about the area's provision.