Housing in PA46 7RT
What the homes in PA46 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whisky Isles
- Council
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,055 (2024)
PA46 7RTArgyll and Bute
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (52.8%). Flats make up 6.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
60.9% of households in the PA46 7RT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.1% own outright and 14.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
- Private rented18.2%12.9%
- Social rented15.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free8.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (24.3%). 15.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA46 7RT (Whisky Isles) (about 1,055 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.