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Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

PA27 area guide

Who lives in PA27, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Population
2,292 (2024)
At a glance

What PA27 is like

The PA27 postcode district in Argyll and Bute covers 23 live postcodes and is home to about 2,292 people in 1,181 households. 75.4% of households own their home, 11.7% rent privately and 9.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 48.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA27 compares

Headline figures for PA27, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 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
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools in PA27. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA27 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    35.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    75.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA27 FAQs

01
Is PA27 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is PA27 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.
03
Who lives in PA27?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.3% of residents. 75.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63.3%).
04
Which council covers PA27?

The local authority for PA27 is Argyll and Bute.

PA27 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA27?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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