Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

PA42 7 area guide

Who lives in PA42 7, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

PA42 7Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

At a glance

What PA42 7 is like

The PA42 7 postcode sector in Argyll and Bute covers 57 live postcodes and is home to about 1,724 people in 761 households. 57.8% of households own their home, 11.7% rent privately and 26.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA42 7 compares

Headline figures for PA42 7, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in PA42 7. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA42 7 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
27.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA42 7 FAQs

Is PA42 7 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is PA42 7 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.

Who lives in PA42 7?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.9% of residents. 57.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (34.4%).

Which council covers PA42 7?

The local authority for PA42 7 is Argyll and Bute.

PA42 7 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA42 7?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Port Ellen Islay Ferry Terminal, 0.6 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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