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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 921 m straight lineabout 12 min
Stewart Hotel Road End
Bus · at · south
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA38 4BW
Registers of Scotland · Lochaber East and North - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£352,875
Median price: £276,000
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA38 4BW
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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%3540
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 4645.5
- Employment
- 4057
- Health
- 5324
- Education
- 4416
- Access
- 279
- Crime
- 1196
- Housing
- 4773
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA38 4BW
Fort William
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA38 4BW
Coordinates
56.6373, -5.2875
Grid reference
NM984543
Easting
198,486
Northing
754,337
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PJPP6+WX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Fort William
ITL Region
Highland
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Highland
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Constituency code
S14000067
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland
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
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 02 S01017685
S01017685MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02003282
S02003282LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 02 S01010525
S01010525MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02001981
S02001981Remote 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
7:18 AM
Sunrise
4:51 PM
Sunset
9 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
4:51 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 33 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 PA38 4BW 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 3540 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01017685 and MSOA S02003282 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA38 4BW 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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