Perthshire Scotland
Perth – The Ideal Place to Live
Much of the city centre is ‘traffic free’ and offers a wide range of shops, with all the major High Street brands represented as well as many smaller ‘boutique style’ outlets. The ‘Café Quarter’ around St John’s Square offers the opportunity to eat out in style in the many restaurants and pavement cafes.
Housing within the city centre is mainly flats in traditional stone built tenement buildings. But in recent years there has been a considerable increase in ‘new build’ luxury apartments to meets the needs of the young professionals who commute to work further afield but enjoy the slower pace of Perth. On the perimeter of the centre, overlooking open parkland, elegant Georgian terraced houses can be found, some of which have been converted into apartments.
The Suburbs
Craigie
Craigie is sometimes called the ‘village in Perth’ with its own shopping area centred around Craigie Cross. The city centre is within walking distance as are the bus and rail stations. Local amenities include a leisure centre, ice rink and library. There are two excellent primary schools, Craigie PS and Moncrieffe PS, both in the catchment area of Perth High School. Craigie has a wide variety of housing stock including flats for the first time buyers or buy to let investor, stone built Victorian villas and semi villas and a substantial number of properties formerly owned by the local authority but now mainly in private ownership.
Oakbank, Burghmuir & Western Edge
Oakbank and Burghmuir are established areas of Perth on the western side of the city with housing there mainly built in the 1960’s by local builders A & J Stephen and G S Brown Construction. The area was further developed in the 1990’s into what is locally known as the Western Edge and more recently small select executive developments have been added to the housing stock. One of the main benefits of living on this side of the city is the easy accessibility at Broxden to the main motorway network (M90) which links Perth to all the major cities and airports throughout the Central Belt. The area is popular with young professional families especially because of the two very well respected primary schools, Oakbank PS and Viewlands PS. Perth High School and Perth Academy are also situated nearby.
Letham, Hillyland & Tulloch
Letham, Hillyland and Tulloch are large housing estates built by the Local Authority but where a large proportion of the properties are now privately owned. Here you will find flats and neat streets of well cared for two or three bed roomed semi detached or terraced houses. They offer very good value for money for the young couple looking to establish their first home. Primary schools serving these areas include Letham PS, Tulloch PS and Our Lady’s PS. Secondary education is covered by Perth Academy, Perth Grammar and St Columbas RC School respectively.
Muirton
Muirton easily divides geographically into two distinct areas. The older area is bounded by the North Inch and Dunkeld Road and consists of blocks of low rise flats, once mainly for rent, but now in private ownership. North Muirton is another large housing estate built by the Local Authority in the late 1960’s and has a well established community spirit with many residents living there for many years. It has its own primary school. Situated on the northern edge of the city, North Muirton is bounded by open countryside with Scone Palace visible on the opposite bank of the Tay.
Kinnoull & Gannochy
Kinnoull boasts some of the finest properties in the most desirable and prestigious addresses. There are many individually designed properties with large mature gardens through out this part of Perth. Many of the properties were built in the Victorian age and are of proportions rarely seen in modern homes. There are also modern substantial properties in the area around St Mary’s Monastery. Kinnoull is served by its own primary school and is in the catchment for Perth High School.
Scone
Reportedly the largest village in Scotland, Scone is located approximately two miles north east of Perth. Its thriving community is made up by a wide range of age groups with activities to cater for all. Scone has a primary school, Robert Douglas Memorial which is a ‘feeder’ for Perth Academy. Here you will find a variety of different style properties ranging from terraced and semi detached villas built by the local authority but now in private ownership to traditional stone built properties. But in the main, substantial bungalows with exceptionally generous gardens dominate the market. Mostly built in the 1960’s and 1970’s by well respected local builder A&J Stephen they represent outstanding value for money. Scone has experienced continued growth recently but still manages to retain its “village appeal”.