Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PA34 5BG
Postcode
PA34 5BG
Coordinates
56.4212, -5.4775
Grid reference
NM856308
Easting
185,620
Northing
730,875
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PCGCC+FX
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 6 — Least Deprived 10%3533
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3533 places this postcode in Decile 6 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
Oban North - 03 S01014321
S01014321MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oban North S02002657
S02002657LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oban North - 03 S01007299
S01007299MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oban North S02001372
S02001372Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
3:50 AM
Sunrise
9:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 AM
Sunset (today)
9:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1985
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> PresentJuly 1985 — Introduced
Postcode PA34 5BG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. IMD Scotland: Rank 3533 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01014321 and MSOA S02002657 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA34 5BG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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