Perth and Kinross: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£390,285

Semi-detached

£241,962

Terraced

£191,694

Flat or maisonette

£124,846

First-time buyers

£175,526

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  127,370 in 1991 → 154,420 in 2024 (+21.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £126,968 in 2005 → £229,180 in 2026 (+80.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £353 in 2008 → £619 in 2025 (+75.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  75.7% in 2004 → 76.8% in 2023 (+1.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+4.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,928 in 1997 → £27,182 in 2024 (+148.7%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Perth and Kinross; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills83.2% (2023) · 14th highest of 348
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work13.3% (2024/25) · 24th lowest of 363
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing66.4 years (2022 to 2024) · 16th highest of 195
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access363.3 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 28th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access86.1% (January 2026) · 360th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access55.1% (January 2026) · 354th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.2% (2024) · 333rd highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.6 t per person (2024) · 305th lowest of 361