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

What is the population of Inchture?

Inchture has an approximate settlement population of 1,220.

How deprived is Inchture?

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

Inchture

Inchture is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 1,220. There is 1 restaurant or café, along with 7 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Invergowrie, 6.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Inchture 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

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: 17° / 11° · 36% rain
Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:41

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Lochee Road, 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

8 food businesses within 2 miles

8 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Invergowrie (6.8 km)
7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Invergowrie (6.8 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: 165.7p · Asda (7.8 km)
Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (7.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 135 kW
Nearest: James Hutton Institute Dundee (6.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches5
Playgrounds5

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 & greens1
Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Self Employed Courier, Freelance Driver, Self Employed Van Driver

Source: Adzuna

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%

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

Inchture · 0.2 km
Inchture is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. It is approximately nine miles (14 km) from Dundee city centre and 13 miles (21 km) from Perth. The village is bypas…
Inchture Village railway station · 0.5 km
Inchture Village railway station was a railway station in the village of Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland.
HM Prison Castle Huntly · 2.1 km
Castle Huntly is a castle in Scotland, now used as a prison under the name HMP Castle Huntly. It is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, close to the shore of…
Inchture railway station · 2.2 km
Inchture railway station served the village of Inchture, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1847 to 1956 on the Dundee and Perth Railway.
Knapp, Perthshire · 2.9 km
Knapp is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located to the northeast of Inchture, about 9.7 miles (15.6 km) by road west of the city centre of Dundee, 47m above sea level, and is covered by the OS Explorer…
Longforgan · 3.0 km
Longforgan is a town and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 5 miles west of Dundee on the main A90 road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Inchture?: Inchture is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
What is the population of Inchture?: Inchture has an approximate settlement population of 1,220.
How deprived is Inchture?: The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Inchture, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.