Methven

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 8° · 65% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:43

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Perth Atholl Street, 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)

4 food businesses within 2 miles

• 4 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Muggles Meet (4.7 km)
• 2 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)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra-Perth (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds2

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

Pete Wishart

Scottish National Party

Perth and Kinross-shire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg

e.g. Play Assistant, Methven Primary School Nursery - PKC14198

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 98% · Solar 2%

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 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

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  Methven, Perth and Kinross · 0.2 km

  Methven is a large village in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross, on the A85 road due west of the city of Perth. It is near the village of Almondbank. The village has its own primary school, church, bowling club…

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  Battle of Methven · 0.4 km

  The Battle of Methven took place at Methven, Scotland on 19 June 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The battlefield was researched to be included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and…

• Methven railway station · 0.6 km

  Methven railway station served the village of Methven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland and was located between the city of Perth to the east and the town of Crieff to its west. It was the western terminus of the Perth, Al…

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  Methven Castle · 1.5 km

  Methven Castle is a privately owned 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

• Methven Junction railway station · 1.7 km

  Methven Junction railway station opened in 1866, following the extension of the already existing Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway line which terminated in the village of Methven to the north. This new line,…

• Tibbermuir railway station · 2.7 km

  Tibbermuir railway station served the village of Tibbermore, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1859 to 1951 on the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)