See what's open near youpubs, restaurants, shops and more, by distance from where you are
Home > Perth and Kinross > Pickston

Pickston Perth and Kinross

Business services

Local servicesGP surgeryTayside Out Of Hours (3)7.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLogiealmond Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND23 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI35 miRailway stationPerth8.1 miBus stationBus StationPerth8.2 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing19 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH1 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH1 postcode district.

County or areaPerth and Kinross
Postcode districtPH1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:24 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:47 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,898 residentsin the Amulree and Dunkeld census areaMedian age 47.21,627 households66% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,786 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,116 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January79 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMethven Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miLoch Hornlake · 2.5 miLoch Mullionlake · 2.8 miWester Carsehillhill · 1.5 miBuchanty Spoutwaterfall · 3.8 miBridgend Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlenalmond Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 1.6 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,916 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






Best reviews