Postcode · Argyll and Bute

PA61 7AA area guide

Who lives in PA61 7AA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Whisky Isles
Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 374 (2024)

PA61 7AAArgyll and Bute

At a glance

What PA61 7AA is like

PA61 7AA is a postcode in the Whisky Isles area of Argyll and Bute. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 374 people. 60.6% of households own their home, 11.7% rent privately and 20.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 65.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA61 7AA compares

Headline figures for PA61 7AA, 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

1 school nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA61 7AA differs most from the national average.

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An older population
30.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA61 7AA FAQs

Is PA61 7AA 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is PA61 7AA 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 PA61 7AA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 11% of residents. 60.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.7%).

Which council covers PA61 7AA?

The local authority for PA61 7AA is Argyll and Bute.

PA61 7AA comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA61 7AA?

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 Colonsay Ferry Terminal, 0.2 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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