Auchterarder
Auchterarder is a town in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 5,840. It has around 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gleneagles, 3.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Auchterarder area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Perth and Kinross area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Perth and Kinross
- County
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Ochil and South Perthshire
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 16° / 9° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:40
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Perth Crieff, United Kingdom
Road safety
141 reported road collisions (2024)
78 killed or seriously injured · 213 casualties · 9.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
38 food businesses within 2 miles
- 37 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gleneagles (2.8 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gleneagles (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£228,159 average▲ 0.2% YoY
Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Auchterarder - Crown Inn Wynd Car Park (0 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
154,930 residents in Perth and Kinross
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in Scotland
2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Chris Kane
Labour
Stirling and Strathallan
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,335 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
105 jobs advertised · £36,721 avg
e.g. Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Blackford (City of Edinburgh) – Flexible Schedule, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£759 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 100% · Solar 0%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stirling and Strathallan:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership393 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s370 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office215 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases189 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills188 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Aytoun Hall · 0.1 kmAytoun Hall, also referred to as Auchterarder Town Hall, is a municipal building in the High Street, Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The structure, which is currently used as community events venue, is a Ca…
- Community School of Auchterarder · 0.3 km
The Community School of Auchterarder (TCSoA) is a small to medium-sized school with a nursery, primary and secondary department located in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The school also contains a modern…
Auchterarder · 0.3 kmAuchterarder is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Once part of the historic county of Perthshire, it is home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The 1+1⁄2-mile-long (2.5-kilometre) High Street of Au…
St Margaret's Hospital, Auchterarder · 0.8 kmSt Margaret's Hospital is a health facility in Western Road, Auchterarder, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Tayside. It is a Category B listed building.
Auchterarder railway station · 1.3 kmAuchterarder railway station served the village of Auchterarder near Gleneagles in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.
- Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder · 1.5 km
Kincardine Castle is a 19th-century manor house near Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The building lies 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-west of the town, on the Ruthven Water. The Gothic house was construct…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Auchterarder?
- Auchterarder is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
- What is the population of Auchterarder?
- Auchterarder has an approximate settlement population of 5,840.
- How deprived is Auchterarder?
- The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Auchterarder, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.