Tummel Bridge
Tummel Bridge is a town or village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tummel Bridge 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
7°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 7° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:42
13h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
51US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Perth Crieff, 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
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Blair Atholl (12.1 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)
Sport & leisure
- 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
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
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 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 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
Tummel Bridge · 0.3 kmTummel Bridge is a double arched hump-backed former military bridge crossing the River Tummel at Tummel Bridge, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category A listed structure dating to 1730, it is now pedestrian-only. It…
- Bohespic · 2.9 km
Bohespic is a place near Blair Atholl in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland. The name also appears in older records in the forms Bohespick, Bohespike, Bospekke, Both an Easbean, etc. The land was once associated…
- Tummel hydro-electric power scheme · 4.9 km
The Tummel hydro-electric power scheme is an interconnected network of dams, power stations, aqueducts and electric power transmission in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. Roughly bounded by Dalwhinnie in the north,…
Dunalastair · 5.5 kmDunalastair is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands, in Perthshire, Scotland. It is 18 miles west of the town of Pitlochry, lying along the River Tummel between Tummel Bridge to the east and Kinloch Rannoch…
- Loch Tummel · 5.5 km
Loch Tummel is a long, narrow loch, seven kilometres northwest of Pitlochry in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is fed and drained by the River Tummel, which flows into the River Tay about 13 km (8…
Meall Tàirneachan · 6.4 kmMeall Tairneachan is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, located northwest of Aberfeldy in Perthshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tummel Bridge?
- Tummel Bridge is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross local authority.
- How deprived is Tummel Bridge?
- The Perth and Kinross local authority, which includes Tummel Bridge, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.