Blackford (Perth and Kinross)

9°CMist

• Today: 16° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:41

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Perth Crieff, United Kingdom

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)

3 food businesses within 2 miles

• 3 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gleneagles (3.5 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£228,159 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Gleneagles (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

154,930 residents in Perth and Kinross

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Chris Kane

Labour

Stirling and Strathallan

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £33,132 avg

e.g. Quality Leader, Production Operator, Forklift Driver (Warehouse) – Fixed Days

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  Blackford, Perth and Kinross · 0.2 km

  Blackford is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 5 miles from the town of Auchterarder. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is hom…

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  Blackford railway station · 0.4 km

  Blackford railway station served the village of Blackford, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1848 to 1956 on the Scottish Central Railway.

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  Tullibardine distillery · 0.4 km

  Tullibardine distillery is a Scottish distillery since 1949, producing a single malt whisky. The whisky distillery is located in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, close to the Ochil Hills and the Danny Burn, their main wa…

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  Carsbreck railway station · 2.8 km

  Carsbreck railway station was a private station opened on the Scottish Central Railway near Carsebreck Loch, the Royal Caledonian Curling pond, between Stirling and Perth for the use of the curlers belonging to the Ro…

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  South Tayside Goose Roosts · 2.9 km

  South Tayside Goose Roosts is a composite wetland site to the west of Perth in central Scotland, covering a total of 331 hectares, which has been protected as a Ramsar Site since 1993. Incorporating three disconnected…

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  2018 European Golf Team Championships · 3.1 km

  The 2018 European Golf Team Championships was a golf tournament played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. It was the inaugural event and consisted of three competitions – men's, women's and mixed team format. 16…

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