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PA28

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Campbeltown, Calton and Dalintober, 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 PA28 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 PA28, 2.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,935
573rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
2.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.7%
611th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How PA28 compares

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

PA28Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA28 is 6,935.
6,93514th 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%. PA28 is 2.2%.
2.2%16th 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%. PA28 is 2.5%.
2.5%14th 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%. PA28 is 58.7%.
58.7%joint 21st lowest

What is the population of PA28?

PA28 had 6,935 usual residents at the census.

PA28 is the 573rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA28

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Campbeltown - 01657No figureNo figure0.0%
Campbeltown - 02552No figureNo figure0.0%
Campbeltown - 03785No figureNo figure0.0%
Campbeltown - 04506No figureNo figure0.0%
Campbeltown - 05613No figureNo figure0.2%
Campbeltown - 06695No figureNo figure0.0%
Campbeltown - 07612No figureNo figure0.2%
Kintyre Trail - 02746No figureNo figure1.7%
Kintyre Trail - 031,047No figureNo figure7.3%
Kintyre Trail - 04504No figureNo figure0.0%

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Middle areas in PA282

Postcode sectors in PA282

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PA28 in brief

PA28 is a postcode district covering Campbeltown, Calton and Dalintober, in Argyll and Bute.

About 6,816 people lived in PA28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA28 had 6,935 usual residents at the census.

In PA28, 2.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA28, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.7% of residents in PA28 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.