Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

PA77 6 area guide

Who lives in PA77 6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Population: 832 (2024)

PA77 6Postcode sector · Argyll and Bute

At a glance

What PA77 6 is like

The PA77 6 postcode sector in Argyll and Bute covers 38 live postcodes and is home to about 832 people in 423 households. 74% of households own their home, 8.5% rent privately and 12.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA77 6 compares

Headline figures for PA77 6, 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

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in PA77 6. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA77 6 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
26.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
74% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA77 6 FAQs

Is PA77 6 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 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is PA77 6 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 PA77 6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.7% of residents. 74% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (71.4%).

Which council covers PA77 6?

The local authority for PA77 6 is Argyll and Bute.

PA77 6 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA77 6?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

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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