Glenfarg
Glenfarg is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 770. There are 11 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glenfarg 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
11°CCloudy
- Today: 15° / 9° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:44
13h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Perth Atholl Street, 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
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Perth (13.0 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)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 194.9p · BP (8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 212.9p · BP (8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- 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:
- 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
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 97% · Solar 3%
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
Glenfarg · 0.1 kmGlenfarg is a village in the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Until 14 June 1964, the village had a railway station, Glenfarg railway station, on the main line between Perth and Edinburgh via Kinross. Altho…
- Glenfarg railway station · 0.2 km
Glenfarg railway station served the village of Glenfarg, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1890 to 1964, on the Glenfarg Line.
Arngask · 1.0 kmArngask is a civil parish in Perthshire, with the village of Glenfarg as its largest settlement. It lies in the south-east of the county, in the Ochil Hills and borders Fife and Kinross-shire. If forms part of a wider…
Duncrievie · 1.1 kmDuncrievie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately 6 miles north of Kinross, to the west of the M90 motorway, 1 mile south of Glenfarg.
Abbots Deuglie · 1.5 kmAbbots Deuglie is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located in the Ochil Hills, in Arngask parish, about one mile (1.5 km) west of Glenfarg. Glenfarg Reservoir lies just to the west of the village, and wa…
Kinross-shire · 3.3 kmThe County of Kinross or Kinross-shire is a historic county and registration county in eastern Scotland, administered as part of Perth and Kinross since 1975. Surrounding its largest settlement and county town of Kinr…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenfarg?
- Glenfarg is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
- What is the population of Glenfarg?
- Glenfarg has an approximate settlement population of 770.
- How deprived is Glenfarg?
- The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Glenfarg, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.