Perth & Kinross Local Authority
Please note, this report uses the definition of “long term empty” (LTE) used by National Records Scotland (NRS): “homes empty for 6+ months (and liable for council tax).” Figures published by NRS show that Perth & Kinross had 1,501* LTE homes in 2024. The table below shows how these LTE homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 1.96% of Perth & Kinross homes were LTE in 2024, compared to 1.80% in Scotland as a whole.
• 61.94% (934) of Perth & Kinross empty homes have been empty for longer than one year**.
• Perth & Kinross accounts for 2.96% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
Empty homes contact for Perth & Kinross:
Thomas Waterworth (Vacant Property Development Officer) [email protected]
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Perth & Kinross. You can find out the location of each of the Intermediate Data Zones by clicking on 2011 Intermediate Zones under Locations on that page
| Intermediate Data Zones | #of LTE Homes | Change 2023-2024 | % of Properties LTE | % of P&K LTE homes | % of P&K Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central and South Inch | 161 | +11 | 4.97% | 10.73% | 4.23% |
| 2 | Rannoch and Aberfeldy | 127 | +41 | 4.22% | 8.46% | 3.92% |
| 3 | Blair Atholl, Strathardle and Glenshee | 101 | +23 | 3.98% | 6.73% | 3.32% |
| 4 | Comrie, Gilmerton and St Fillans | 73 | +19 | 3.50% | 4.86% | 2.72% |
| 5 | Luncarty and Dunkeld | 67 | +14 | 2.14% | 4.46% | 4.09% |
| 6 | Pitlochry | 66 | +19 | 3.20% | 4.40% | 2.69% |
| 7 | North Inch | 62 | +11 | 4.53% | 4.13% | 1.79% |
| 8 | Muthill, Greenloaning and Gleneagles | 57 | +6 | 2.81% | 3.80% | 2.65% |
| 9 | Coupar Angus and Meigle | 57 | +1 | 2.29% | 3.80% | 3.26% |
| 10 | Blairgowrie West | 53 | +14 | 1.84% | 3.53% | 3.77% |
| 11 | Crieff South | 48 | +7 | 2.22% | 3.20% | 2.82% |
| 12 | Stanley and Murthly | 42 | 0 | 1.83% | 2.80% | 2.99% |
| 13 | Auchterarder | 40 | +7 | 1.97% | 2.66% | 2.65% |
| 14 | Guildtown, Balbeggie and St Madoes | 36 | +2 | 1.82% | 2.40% | 2.58% |
| 15 | Hillyland, Tulloch and Inveralmond | 34 | +9 | 1.27% | 2.27% | 3.49% |
| 16 | Aberuthven and Almondbank | 33 | -5 | 1.38% | 2.20% | 3.13% |
| 17 | Alyth | 32 | -8 | 1.97% | 2.13% | 2.12% |
| 18 | Glenfarg, Dunning and Rhynd | 31 | +2 | 1.48% | 2.07% | 2.73% |
| 19 | Bridge of Earn and Abernethy | 31 | +8 | 1.26% | 2.07% | 3.22% |
| 20 | Crieff North | 30 | +5 | 2.02% | 2.00% | 1.94% |
| 21 | Viewlands, Craigie and Wellshill | 30 | -2 | 1.03% | 2.00% | 3.79% |
| 22 | Scone | 30 | +12 | 1.16% | 2.00% | 3.39% |
| 23 | Milnathort and Crook of Devon | 27 | +6 | 1.43% | 1.80% | 2.47% |
| 24 | Letham | 25 | +5 | 0.93% | 1.67% | 3.50% |
| 25 | Moncrieffe and Friarton | 24 | -11 | 1.23% | 1.60% | 2.54% |
| 26 | Blairgowrie East (Rattray) | 24 | +5 | 1.62% | 1.60% | 1.94% |
| 27 | Errol and Inchture | 23 | +1 | 1.21% | 1.53% | 2.48% |
| 28 | Powmill, Cleish and Scotlandwell | 22 | -4 | 1.11% | 1.47% | 2.58% |
| 29 | Kinross | 21 | +1 | 0.88% | 1.40% | 3.13% |
| 30 | Gannochy and Walnut Grove | 20 | -2 | 1.13% | 1.33% | 2.31% |
| 31 | Invergowrie, Longforgan and Abernyte | 19 | 0 | 1.09% | 1.27% | 2.29% |
| 32 | Burghmuir and Oakbank | 18 | +8 | 0.90% | 1.20% | 2.60% |
| 33 | Muirtown | 17 | +2 | 0.98% | 1.13% | 2.27% |
| 34 | North Muirton and Old Scone | 11 | -2 | 0.67% | 0.73% | 2.13% |
| 35 | Western Edge | 9 | -1 | 0.47% | 0.60% | 2.48% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of LTE homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
For a full version of this report please contact the partnership’s data analyst at [email protected]
*This differs from the 6+ month empty figure published by Scottish Gov for Perth & Kinross- 1,508
**According to data published by SG
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