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PH5 area guide

Who lives in PH5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Perth and Kinross
Region
Scotland
Population
1,431 (2024)
At a glance

What PH5 is like

The PH5 postcode district in Perth and Kinross covers 43 live postcodes and is home to about 1,431 people in 706 households. 72% of households own their home, 14.2% rent privately and 9.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PH5 compares

Headline figures for PH5, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 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
1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
2

2 schools in PH5. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PH5 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    27% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    72% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PH5 FAQs

01
Is PH5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is PH5 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.
03
Who lives in PH5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10% of residents. 72% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (51.6%).
04
Which council covers PH5?

The local authority for PH5 is Perth and Kinross.

PH5 comes under Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PH5?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

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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