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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 167 m straight lineabout 2 min
Oban Rail Station
Rail
- 7.1 km straight lineabout 88 min
Connel Ferry Rail Station
Rail
- 14.5 km straight lineabout 181 min
Taynuilt Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 94 m straight lineabout 1 min
High Street
Bus · at · north-east
- 113 m straight lineabout 1 min
Supermarkets
Bus · at · north
- 132 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bus Station
Bus · Stance 1
- 142 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bus Station
Bus · Stance 2
- 157 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bus Station
Bus · Stance 5
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA34 4BQ
Registers of Scotland · Oban South - 08 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£158,436
Median price: £125,000
2023 sales · 15 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA34 4BQ
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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 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1585
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 5
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2625.5
- Employment
- 1373.5
- Health
- 1703
- Education
- 1198
- Access
- 6581
- Crime
- 160
- Housing
- 493
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA34 4BQ
Postcode
PA34 4BQ
Coordinates
56.4111, -5.4729
Grid reference
NM858297
Easting
185,847
Northing
729,731
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PCG6G+CR
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
Administrative Information
Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Oban South and the Isles
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
Oban South - 08 S01014318
S01014318MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oban South S02002656
S02002656LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oban South - 08 S01007296
S01007296MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oban South S02001371
S02001371Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
7:18 AM
Sunrise
4:52 PM
Sunset
9 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
4:52 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 34 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 PA34 4BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1585 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01014318 and MSOA S02002656 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA34 4BQ 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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