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PA20

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Rothesay and Port Bannatyne, in Argyll and Bute.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PA20 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In PA20, 1.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,070
520th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
1.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.9%
175th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How PA20 compares

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

PA20Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA20 is 6,070.
6,07016th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage61 postcode districts, PA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 0.0% to 98.9%. The middle area is 23.0%. PA20 is 1.3%.
1.3%14th lowest
Claimant rate42 postcode districts, PA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in PA42 areas from 0.0% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. PA20 is 5.5%.
5.5%highest
Aged 15 to 6461 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 48.3% to 69.6%. The middle area is 60.2%. PA20 is 54.9%.
54.9%10th lowest

What is the population of PA20?

PA20 had 6,070 usual residents at the census.

PA20 is the 520th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA20

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bute - 01500No figureNo figure0.0%
Bute - 02687No figureNo figure0.0%
Bute - 03728No figureNo figure2.3%
Bute - 04676No figureNo figure9.5%
Rothesay Town - 01394No figureNo figure0.0%
Rothesay Town - 02420No figureNo figure0.0%
Rothesay Town - 03493No figureNo figure0.0%
Rothesay Town - 04687No figureNo figure0.0%
Rothesay Town - 05546No figureNo figure0.6%
Rothesay Town - 06426No figureNo figure0.0%
Rothesay Town - 07513No figureNo figure0.0%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in PA202

Postcode sectors in PA203

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PA20 in brief

PA20 is a postcode district covering Rothesay and Port Bannatyne, in Argyll and Bute.

About 6,057 people lived in PA20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA20 had 6,070 usual residents at the census.

In PA20, 1.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA20, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.9% of residents in PA20 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.