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PA38 4BX

POSTCODE

A Fort William and Ardnamurchan postcode in Highland.

Schools nearby

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Fort William Rail Station

    Rail

    19.9 km straight lineabout 249 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · PA38 4BX
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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Police Recorded Crime near PA38 4BX

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People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for PA38 4BX

Scotland
Country
Highland
Local Authority
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Ward
Fort William
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA38 4BX
Coordinates
56.6665, -5.2735
Grid reference
NM995575
Easting
199,500
Northing
757,544
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C8PMP8G+JH
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Fort William
ITL Region
Highland

Administrative Information

Highland
Local Authority
Council Area
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Constituency code
S14000067
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Highland

Health & NHS

Highland
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 02 S01017685
S01017685
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02003282
S02003282
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lochaber East and North - 02 S01010525
S01010525
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lochaber East and North S02001981
S02001981
Remote 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

7:34 AM4:35 PM
7:34 AM
Sunrise
4:35 PM
Sunset
9 hours 1 minute of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
4:35 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 1 minute
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PA38 4BX 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 4BX 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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