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Housing in PA30 8EA

What the homes in PA30 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Greater Lochgilphead
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
713 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.8%). Flats make up 40.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA30 8EAScotland
Detached26%23.9%
Semi-detached18.3%23.3%
Terraced14.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat35.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.8% of households in the PA30 8EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.4% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.

PA30 8EA
59%
31%
Scotland
  • Owned58.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.5%12.9%
  • Social rented30.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA30 8EAScotland
Owned outright38.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA30 8EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.1%). 16% of households include dependent children.

PA30 8EAScotland
Living alone, under 6627.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over24.2%14.3%
Couple, no children17%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA30 8EA (Greater Lochgilphead) (about 713 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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