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Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

PA41 area guide

Who lives in PA41, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Population
780 (2024)
At a glance

What PA41 is like

The PA41 postcode district in Argyll and Bute covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 780 people in 369 households. 72.4% of households own their home, 15.4% rent privately and 9.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 53% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA41 compares

Headline figures for PA41, 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 PA41. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA41 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    15.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    An older population

    29% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    72.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA41 FAQs

01
Is PA41 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 PA41 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 PA41?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.6% of residents. 72.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (63.7%).
04
Which council covers PA41?

The local authority for PA41 is Argyll and Bute.

PA41 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA41?

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). The nearest station is Gigha Ferry Terminal, 0.4 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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