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Housing in PA34 4RT

What the homes in PA34 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oban South
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
605 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 41.5%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA34 4RTScotland
Detached19.4%23.9%
Semi-detached29.1%23.3%
Terraced10.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.3% of households in the PA34 4RT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.9% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

PA34 4RT
57%
13%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned57.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented13%12.9%
  • Social rented27.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA34 4RTScotland
Owned outright33.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA34 4RTScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.4%). 13% of households include dependent children.

PA34 4RTScotland
Living alone, under 6632.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.9%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 PA34 4RT (Oban South) (about 605 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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