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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 468 m straight lineabout 6 min
Oban Rail Station
Rail
- 7.0 km straight lineabout 88 min
Connel Ferry Rail Station
Rail
- 14.3 km straight lineabout 179 min
Taynuilt Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 118 m straight lineabout 1 min
Old Parish Church
Bus · opp · north
- 118 m straight lineabout 1 min
Quarry Road
Bus · opp · east
- 123 m straight lineabout 2 min
Soroba Lane
Bus · at · south-west
- 138 m straight lineabout 2 min
Lorn Resource Centre
Bus · opp · north
- 139 m straight lineabout 2 min
Jobcentre Plus
Bus · at · south
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA34 4HE
Registers of Scotland · Oban South - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£136,400
Median price: £129,000
2023 sales · 5 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA34 4HE
not available in Scotland gov.scot
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 1 — Most deprived 10%609
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 559
- Employment
- 656
- Health
- 170
- Education
- 1498
- Access
- 6952
- Crime
- 1062
- Housing
- 1323
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA34 4HE
Postcode
PA34 4HE
Coordinates
56.4093, -5.4690
Grid reference
NM860295
Easting
186,079
Northing
729,517
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PCG5J+P9
User Type
Large 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 - 07 S01014317
S01014317MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oban South S02002656
S02002656LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oban South - 07 S01007295
S01007295MSOA 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
7:16 AM
Sunrise
4:54 PM
Sunset
9 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
4:54 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode PA34 4HE 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 609 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01014317 and MSOA S02002656 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA34 4HE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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