Local servicesGP surgerySt Margaret's Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 all-throughAll-throughThe Community School of Auchterarderunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI27 miRailway stationGleneaglesAuchterarder2.1 miBus stationBus StationPerth12 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing13 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 42 min4:25 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 53 min8:46 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,751 residentsin the Auchterarder census areaMedian age 48.02,604 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,798 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: hospitality 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,023 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January67 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesDunning Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202637 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202637 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,831 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
