Looking for your own corner of Scotland for a little peace and quiet then the Western Isles could be a good option the region has one of the lowest population densities in the UK with just nine people per square kilometre.
On top of that the islands also have the lowest traffic flows and lowest burglary rates, with only three break-ins per 10,000 households.
But in other areas the Outer Hebrides doesn’t hold up as well as the top ranking Aberdeenshire which tops the Bank of Scotland Quality of Life Survey for 2010.
This region scores highly relative to the average for Scotland in areas such as health, life expectancy, employment, average earnings, school results and climate.
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