Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PA33 1AJ
Postcode
PA33 1AJ
Coordinates
56.4098, -5.0298
Grid reference
NN131282
Easting
213,168
Northing
728,292
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PCX5C+W3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Oban
ITL Region
Argyll and Bute
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%3166
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3166 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Oban North and Lorn
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
Loch Awe - 01 S01014330
S01014330MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Loch Awe S02002660
S02002660LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Loch Awe - 01 S01007308
S01007308MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Loch Awe S02001374
S02001374Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
3:48 AM
Sunrise
9:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:48 AM
Sunset (today)
9:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1987
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~39 years
Active Duration
1987 -> PresentApril 1987 — Introduced
Postcode PA33 1AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. IMD Scotland: Rank 3166 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01014330 and MSOA S02002660 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA33 1AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1987
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~39 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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