# Loch Awe

North east Argyll and Bute. 2,351 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 948 square kilometres.

Loch Awe had 2,386 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022).

Middle area. Code S02002660. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) › [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute)

## Key figures

- **Population: 2,386** (2021). Loch Awe had 2,386 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 550th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/loch-awe#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in Loch Awe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/loch-awe#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.9%** (January 2026). In Loch Awe, 49.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/loch-awe#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 1.9%** (August 2026). In Loch Awe, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/loch-awe#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S02002660) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 37% of people in Loch Awe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S02002660) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Argyll and Bute. The outline is Loch Awe.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S02002660) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Argyll and Bute. The outline is Loch Awe.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S02002660) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Loch Awe had 2,386 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Loch Awe


Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

## How Loch Awe compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Loch Awe | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 2,386 | least populated | 23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 49.9% | 6th highest | 23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 1.9% | joint 8th lowest | 23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Loch Awe?

Loch Awe had 2,386 usual residents at the census.
Loch Awe is the joint 550th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## 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 Loch Awe alone. [See Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute)

- **Average house price: £192,735** (August 2026). Argyll and Bute’s average house price was £192,735 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,010** (2025). Full-time workers living in Argyll and Bute earned a median of £39,010 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 161st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Argyll and Bute costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 87,310** (2025). Argyll and Bute’s population was an estimated 87,310 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Loch Awe in brief

Loch Awe had 2,386 usual residents at the census.
About 37% of people in Loch Awe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Loch Awe, 49.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Loch Awe, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: S02002660
- Ward: [Oban North and Lorn †](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/ward/oban-north-and-lorn)
- Constituency: [Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/argyll-bute-and-south-lochaber)
- Council: [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 948 km²
- People, mid-2024: 2,351*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Mid Argyll](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/mid-argyll), [Glen Lonan](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/glen-lonan), [Rannoch and Aberfeldy](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross/rannoch-and-aberfeldy), [Lochaber East and North](https://openindex.co.uk/highland/lochaber-east-and-north), [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling/highland), [Cowal South](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/cowal-south)

## Latest updates for Loch Awe

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S02002660

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/loch-awe