Postcode district · Perth and Kinross

PH16 area guide

Who lives in PH16, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Perth and Kinross
Region: Scotland
Population: 5,039 (2024)

PH16Postcode district · Perth and Kinross

At a glance

What PH16 is like

The PH16 postcode district in Perth and Kinross covers 231 live postcodes and is home to about 5,039 people in 2,360 households. 64.7% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 14% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PH16 compares

Headline figures for PH16, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.3/ 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

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in PH16. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PH16 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
16.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
33.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PH16 FAQs

Is PH16 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is PH16 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 PH16?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.5% of residents. 64.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (51.9%).

Which council covers PH16?

The local authority for PH16 is Perth and Kinross.

PH16 comes under Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PH16?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Pitlochry Rail Station, 2.7 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; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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