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Oban North and Lorn

Ward

North east Argyll and Bute. About 10,532 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,585 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 39% of people in Oban North and Lorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,124
Joint 2,409th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
39%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
42.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oban North and Lorn compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Oban North and LornMiddle
Population11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Population: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 6,070 to 10,318. The middle area is 7,287. Oban North and Lorn is 10,124.
10,1242nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 11.0%. Oban North and Lorn is 39.0%.
39%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.2% to 79.5%. The middle area is 9.1%. Oban North and Lorn is 42.5%.
42.5%3rd highest
Claimant rate11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 1.2% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.2%. Oban North and Lorn is 2.0%.
2.0%3rd lowest

What is the population of Oban North and Lorn?

Oban North and Lorn had 10,124 usual residents at the census.

Oban North and Lorn is the joint 2,409th most populated of 8,397 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 ward, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Oban North and Lorn alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£192,735
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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 and Lorn in brief

Oban North and Lorn had 10,124 usual residents at the census.

About 39% of people in Oban North and Lorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Oban North and Lorn, 42.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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