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Postcode · Argyll and Bute

Affluence in PA20 9LT

How PA20 9LT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bute
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
675 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA20 9LT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA20 9LT area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

55.3% of adults in the PA20 9LT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 35% are retired and 2.4% are full-time students.

PA20 9LTScotland
Employee, full-time24%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.5%11.5%
Self-employed20.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.3%1.9%
Full-time student2.4%8.8%
Retired35%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.7%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.4% of adults in the PA20 9LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA20 9LTScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.7%21.1%
Intermediate8.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed27.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.3%7.1%
Semi-routine10.7%11.2%
Routine8.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students2.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.4% of adults in the PA20 9LT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.2% have no qualifications.

PA20 9LTScotland
Degree level or above35.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.8%7.6%
No qualifications14.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA20 9LT (Bute) (about 675 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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