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Oban North

Middle area

North east Argyll and Bute. 2,668 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 57% of people in Oban North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,614
Joint 707th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
57%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
6.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Oban North

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How Oban North compares

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Oban NorthMiddle
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. Oban North is 2,614.
2,6145th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 31.0%. Oban North is 57.0%.
57%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Oban North is 6.4%.
6.4%10th 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%. Oban North is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 11th lowest

What is the population of Oban North?

Oban North had 2,614 usual residents at the census.

Oban North is the joint 707th 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 Oban North 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
87,310
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Oban North in brief

Oban North had 2,614 usual residents at the census.

About 57% of people in Oban North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Oban North, 6.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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