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Knapdale

Middle area

South east Argyll and Bute. 2,573 people in 583 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Knapdale’s wards yet.

Population
2,540
663rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
2.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.8%
1,544th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Knapdale compares

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Population23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Population: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 2,386 to 5,622. The middle area is 3,739. Knapdale is 2,540.
2,5403rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 0.0% to 93.3%. The middle area is 10.2%. Knapdale is 2.2%.
2.2%6th lowest
Claimant rate23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 0.9% to 7.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Knapdale is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 11th lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 50.7% to 65.5%. The middle area is 59.0%. Knapdale is 58.8%.
58.8%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Argyll and Bute

These figures are published for the whole of Argyll and Bute, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Knapdale alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£189,366
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,010
161st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Knapdale in brief

Knapdale had 2,540 usual residents at the census.

In Knapdale, 2.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Knapdale, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.8% of residents in Knapdale were aged 15 to 64 at the census.