Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

Housing in PA42 7

What the homes in PA42 7 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,724 (2024)

PA42 7Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.4%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA42 7Scotland

Detached34.4%23.9%

Semi-detached28.4%23.3%

Terraced27.7%18.2%

Purpose-built flat7.8%32.4%

Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%

Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%

Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%

Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in PA42 7 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.6% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.

PA42 7

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27%

Scotland

Owned57.8%62.4%
Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
Private rented11.7%12.9%
Social rented26.5%22.5%
Lives rent free5.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA42 7Scotland

Owned outright42.6%33.9%

With a mortgage or loan15.2%28.4%

From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%12.4%

Other private rented1.6%0.5%

Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.9%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

PA42 7Scotland

Living alone, under 6620%22.8%

Living alone, 66 and over18.9%14.3%

Couple, no children20.9%17.4%

Couple with dependent children14.5%16.3%

Couple with grown-up children7.1%6%

Lone parent with dependent children2.2%5.8%

Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%

Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%8.7%

Sharers and other households2%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

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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Housing in PA42 7

What homes look like here

Owning vs renting

By mortgage and landlord type

How many people live in each home

Who lives together

Private rents in Scotland

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