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Perth area guide

Who lives in Perth, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Perth and Kinross
Region: Scotland
Population: 52,059 (2024)

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At a glance

What Perth is like

Perth is a city in Perth and Kinross in Scotland. It is home to about 52,059 people across 23,010 households. 55.8% of households own their home, 16.8% rent privately and 24% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 56.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How Perth compares

Headline figures for Perth, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

42per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Perth and Kinross a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 56 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

19 schools in Perth. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Perth differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
16.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

Perth FAQs

Is Perth a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Perth safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Perth and Kinross recorded 42 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in Perth?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.1% of residents. 55.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (40%).

Which council covers Perth?

The local authority for Perth is Perth and Kinross.

Perth comes under Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is Perth?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 56 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Perth Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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