Auchterarder
Auchterarder is covered by postcode district PH3. It is in the Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Auchterarder, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 9
- In use before 2020: 150
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 159 postcodes in Auchterarder that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 150 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 180 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.2947, longitude -3.7115. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. PH3 1GY, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Auchterarder?
At 64 of the 157 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 all-through school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gleneagles, 2.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Auchterarder?
9 of the 159 postcodes now in use in Auchterarder came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Auchterarder?
Ofcom reports on 157 of the 159 postcodes in Auchterarder. At 64 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Auchterarder?
The open schools at the postcodes in Auchterarder. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Auchterarder?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Auchterarder is Gleneagles Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.
- Gleneagles Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
- Dunblane Rail Station Railway station 19.8 kmDrive
- Perth Rail Station Railway station 20.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Auchterarder?
- Council
- Perth and Kinross
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Chris Kane (Labour)
All 159 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Auchterarder
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Perth and Kinross about council tax Council tax, on pkc.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Auchterarder postcodes
159 postcodes in use in Auchterarder, by district:
That district is in the PH postcode area.
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Places near Auchterarder
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Auchterarder
- What is the postcode for Auchterarder?
- Postcode district PH3, with 159 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Auchterarder in?
- Perth and Kinross. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Auchterarder?
- Chris Kane (Labour), for Stirling and Strathallan. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Auchterarder?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include The Community School of Auchterarder; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Community School of Auchterarder. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Auchterarder have a railway station?
- The nearest is Gleneagles station, 2.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Auchterarder?
- Ofcom reports on 157 of the 159 postcodes in Auchterarder. At 64 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Auchterarder?
- 9 of the 159 postcodes now in use in Auchterarder came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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