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.

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

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

6°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 9° / 4° · 22% rain
Tomorrow: 8° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:26

8h 58m 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 Atholl Street, 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

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

£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)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 194.9p · BP (8 km)
Cheapest diesel: 219.9p · 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:

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
Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 77% · Solar 23%

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

Glenfarg · 0.1 km
Glenfarg 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 km
Arngask 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 km
Duncrievie 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 km
Abbots 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 km
The 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)

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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.