Murthly
Murthly is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of around 510. The area has 1 restaurant or café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Dunkeld and Birnam, 7.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Murthly 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
14°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 18° / 11° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:37
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
50US 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
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dunkeld and Birnam (7.4 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dunkeld & Birnam (7.5 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)
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 13 kW
- Nearest: Taste Perthshire (4.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds2
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
Dave Doogan
Scottish National Party
Angus and Perthshire Glens
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)
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 99% · Solar 1%
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 Angus and Perthshire Glens:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s327 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office254 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately148 local signatures · 45,405 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Murthly · 0.2 kmMurthly is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, 5 miles southeast of Dunkeld, and 9+1⁄2 miles north of Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, wa…
Murthly railway station · 0.3 kmMurthly railway station served the village of Murthly, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1856 to 1965 on the Perth and Dunkeld Railway. The railway line which the station was on is still active, being the Highland Main…
- Murthly Hospital · 0.3 km
Murthly Hospital, previously known as Murthly Asylum, Perth District Asylum and Perth and District Mental Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Murthly, Perthshire which operated for 120 years.
Caputh, Perth and Kinross · 1.9 kmCaputh is a parish and village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A984 Coupar Angus-to-Dunkeld road, about 6 miles southeast of Dunkeld and 8 miles west of Coupar Angus.
Murthly House · 2.9 kmMurthly House, also known as New Murthly Castle, was a substantial mansion in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, designed by James Gillespie Graham and demolished in 1949–50. It was said to be unrivalled in its beauty.
Inchtuthil · 2.9 kmInchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Murthly?
- Murthly is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
- What is the population of Murthly?
- Murthly has an approximate settlement population of 510.
- How deprived is Murthly?
- The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Murthly, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.