Errol
Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 1,410. It has 1 GP & clinic, 1 pharmacy, and 2 restaurants & cafés, served by 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Errol 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
- Perth and North Perthshire
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
5°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 5° · 56% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:22
8h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
39US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Invergowrie (11.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,646 average▼ 0.6% YoY
Across Perth and Kinross · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Glendoick Garden Centre, Perth (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds1
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
Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party
Perth and Kinross-shire
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £20,529 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver, Self Employed Courier, Self Employed Van Driver
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 100%
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government374 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately173 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills172 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth163 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks158 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Errol, Perth and Kinross · 0.2 kmErrol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie. It lies just north of the River Tay. The 2016 population of Err…
Errol railway station · 1.5 kmErrol railway station served the village of Errol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1847 to 1985 on the Dundee and Perth Railway.
Megginch Castle · 1.9 kmMegginch Castle is a 15th-century castle in Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland. It was the family home of Cherry, 16th Baroness Strange. It is now lived in by Lady Strange's daughter, Catherine Drummond-Herdman, h…
RAF Errol · 2.4 kmRoyal Air Force Errol or more simply RAF Errol is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Errol in Perth & Kinross, Scotland, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay approximately halfway between Pe…

- Inner Tay Estuary · 3.2 km
The Inner Tay Estuary is the inner, western part of the Firth of Tay, from the Tay Railway Bridge in the east to the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay in Perth and the bridge in Bridge of Earn on the River Earn. It i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Perth and Kinross with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Errol?
- Errol is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
- What is the population of Errol?
- Errol has an approximate settlement population of 1,410.
- How deprived is Errol?
- The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Errol, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.