PerthCountsPerth, in numbers.Local help →Perth · Scotland
Perth and Kinross council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats drawn from the available evidence. These are analytical judgements, not an official council assessment. Where a national comparison is available, lower housing costs, lower reported poor health and higher qualification shares are treated as relative strengths; this does not prove affordability or service quality.
strength
Perth Museum and the New Kingsway and Destiny Bridge have officially opened.
The city has both a cultural destination and new transport infrastructure. Their completion does not establish how travel patterns or city-centre activity have changed.
What could help →weakness
The average home price is £229,000 (July 2026) in Perth and Kinross council area. This is about £33,000 higher than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →opportunity
The new primary school remained at pre-application consultation in autumn 2026.
Proposed response: show present pupil demand, interim arrangements and the decisions needed before a new school can open.
What could help →opportunity
35.9% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or higher (20 March 2022) in Perth and Kinross council area. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 21.6% in Perth City North to 45.1% in Kinross-shire — a gap of 23.5 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Perth and Kinross council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
What could help →opportunity
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Connect Perth’s completed investments to everyday city accessPerth Museum redevelopment: Opened March 2024; recorded in council performance report. New Kingsway and Destiny Bridge: Road and bridge officially opened. | Perth and Kinross Council and Culture Perth and Kinross; Perth and Kinross Council | |
| Match Bertha Park’s growth with school placesPre-application consultation closed on 9 October 2026. No verified opening or completed planning approval is claimed. | Perth and Kinross Council | |
| Make room for homes people can affordThe average home price is £229,000 (July 2026) in Perth and Kinross council area. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities35.9% with a degree or higher; 20 March 2022. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 21.6% in Perth City North to 45.1% in Kinross-shire — a gap of 23.5 percentage points. 20 March 2022; 12 of 12 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |