# PA31 8QY: area report for a postcode in Argyll and Bute

PA31 8QY is a postcode in Argyll and Bute.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Argyll and Bute. Open the map at PA31 8QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) › [PA31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa31) › [PA31 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa31-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **Scotland’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Greater Lochgilphead - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **£189,366 average price**: For the whole of Argyll and Bute, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **No gigabit broadband at PA31 8QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY
- **1.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lochgilphead High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lochgilphead-high-school-s8111030) | All-through | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Lochgilphead Medical Centre (580 m, 6,705 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lochgilphead Esso Express (250 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Lochgilphead Argyll Street (290 m, Morrisons); Co-op Lochgilphead (460 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £189,366** (July 2026). Argyll and Bute’s average house price was £189,366 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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.

## Greater Lochgilphead - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 835** (2021). Greater Lochgilphead - 02 had 835 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,046th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 0.3%** (January 2026). In Greater Lochgilphead - 02, 0.3% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Greater Lochgilphead - 02, 3.2% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 60.1%** (2021). 60.1% of residents in Greater Lochgilphead - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 13,258th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## PA31 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 5,029** (2021). PA31 had 5,029 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 462nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in PA31 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 8.1%** (January 2026). In PA31, 8.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.1%** (August 2026). In PA31, 2.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute)
- Centre: 56.0362, -5.4287

Council: [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/argyll-bute-and-south-lochaber): Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-5.4287,56.0362,PA318QY

## How to cite

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