Council area · Scotland

Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Perth and Kinross
Council area · S12000048
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000048
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
38
Postcode sectors
12
Wards
3
Constituencies

5 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

12 wards recorded in this council area.

Almond and Earn · Blairgowrie and Glens · Carse of Gowrie · Highland · Kinross-shire · Perth City Centre · Perth City North · Perth City South · Strathallan · Strathearn · Strathmore · Strathtay

Postcode sectors

DD2 5 · KY13 0 · KY13 3 · KY13 8 · KY13 9 · PH1 0 · PH1 1 · PH1 2 · PH1 3 · PH1 4 · PH1 5 · PH10 6 · PH10 7 · PH10 9 · PH11 8 · PH12 8 · PH13 9 · PH14 9 · PH15 2 · PH16 5 · PH16 9 · PH17 2 · PH18 5 · PH2 0 · PH2 1 · PH2 6 · PH2 7 · PH2 8 · PH2 9 · PH3 1 · PH4 1 · PH5 2 · PH6 2 · PH7 3 · PH7 4 · PH7 9 · PH8 0 · PH9 0

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000048.