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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 27 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bus Terminal
Bus · at · south-east
- 215 m straight lineabout 3 min
Post Office
Bus · at · north
- 228 m straight lineabout 3 min
Hotel
Bus · opp · east
- 231 m straight lineabout 3 min
Hotel
Bus · at · west
- 232 m straight lineabout 3 min
Post Office
Bus · opp · south
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA29 6TY
Registers of Scotland · Knapdale - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£149,877
Median price: £85,000
2023 sales · 13 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA29 6TY
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People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3749
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 2922
- Employment
- 3146
- Health
- 4089
- Education
- 3205
- Access
- 6051
- Crime
- 6022
- Housing
- 2544
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA29 6TY
Lochgilphead
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA29 6TY
Coordinates
55.8636, -5.4179
Grid reference
NR862686
Easting
186,217
Northing
668,659
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7PVH7J+CR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Lochgilphead
ITL Region
Argyll and Bute
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kintyre and the Islands
Constituency code
S14000067
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Argyll and Bute
Health & NHS
Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Argyll and Bute Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Knapdale - 03 S01014344
S01014344MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Knapdale S02002663
S02002663LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Knapdale - 03 S01007322
S01007322MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Knapdale S02001377
S02001377Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:14 AM
Sunrise
4:56 PM
Sunset
9 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
4:56 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PA29 6TY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3749 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01014344 and MSOA S02002663 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA29 6TY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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