Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

PA23 area guide

Who lives in PA23, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,172 (2024)

PA23Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

At a glance

What PA23 is like

The PA23 postcode district in Argyll and Bute covers 423 live postcodes and is home to about 12,172 people in 6,331 households. 68% of households own their home, 12.5% rent privately and 18.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 46.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA23 compares

Headline figures for PA23, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

41per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Argyll and Bute a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools in PA23. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA23 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
31.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA23 FAQs

Is PA23 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA23 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Argyll and Bute recorded 41 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA23?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.9% of residents. 68% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (35.3%).

Which council covers PA23?

The local authority for PA23 is Argyll and Bute.

PA23 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA23?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dunoon Ferry Terminal, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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