Balado is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.

How deprived is Balado?

The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Balado, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Balado

Balado is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with around 1 park and green and 4 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Balado 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

12°COvercast

Today: 16° / 9° · 24% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:39

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

60US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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

35 food businesses within 2 miles

30 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lochgelly (12.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£228,159 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-06

Detached£390,249

Semi-detached£240,041

Terraced£189,589

Flat£124,321

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 194.9p · BP (1.3 km)
Cheapest diesel: 214.9p · BP (1.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Moto Kinross Services (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Pete Wishart

Scottish National Party

Perth and Kinross-shire

Recent votes:

AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Parks & greens7
Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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 1%

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 Perth and Kinross-shire:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership370 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s345 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office193 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills171 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth162 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Balado, Kinross · 0.1 km
Balado, from Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Àthach is a hamlet in Kinross-shire in the council area of Perth and Kinross.
RAF Balado Bridge · 0.6 km
Royal Air Force Balado Bridge or more simply RAF Balado Bridge is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles west of Kinross, in central Scotland. It opened in 1942 as a satellite airfield to RAF Grang…
Kinross services · 1.4 km
Kinross services is a motorway service station near Kinross, Scotland. The service station is located next to the M90 motorway and is accessed using motorway junction 6 in both the northbound and southbound directions…
Balado railway station · 1.5 km
Balado railway station served the villages of Balado and Cleish in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. It was located on a line which ran from Alloa railway station to Kinross Junction.
Kinross Junction railway station · 1.7 km
Kinross Junction railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1970 on the Fife and Kinross Railway.
Kinross High School · 2.3 km
Kinross High School is a state school in Kinross, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Balado?: Balado is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
How deprived is Balado?: The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Balado, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.