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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
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 3° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:29

9h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Perth Crieff, United Kingdom

Road safety

167 reported road collisions (2025)

76 killed or seriously injured · 235 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 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

£231,646 average▼ 0.6% YoY

Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-08

Detached£393,370
Semi-detached£244,374
Terraced£194,370
Flat£126,482

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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

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

7,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

29 jobs advertised · £36,315 avg

e.g. Project Manager - Engineering & Capital Projects, Autism Practitioner (Support Worker), Community Healthcare Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£759 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% 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 87% · Solar 13%

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Aytoun Hall · 0.1 km

    Aytoun 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 km

    Auchterarder 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 km

    St 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 km

    Auchterarder 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.