PA34
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Oban and Soroba, 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 PA34 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PA34, 17.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PA34 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of PA34?
PA34 had 10,251 usual residents at the census.
PA34 is the 731st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in PA34
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Lonan - 04 | 903 | No figure | No figure | 58.3% |
| Loch Awe - 02 | 736 | No figure | No figure | 66.4% |
| Loch Awe - 03 | 823 | No figure | No figure | 41.1% |
| Oban North - 01 | 833 | No figure | No figure | 0.1% |
| Oban North - 02 | 511 | No figure | No figure | 16.3% |
| Oban North - 03 | 704 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Oban North - 04 | 566 | No figure | No figure | 21.4% |
| Oban South - 01 | 824 | No figure | No figure | 4.7% |
| Oban South - 02 | 1,012 | No figure | No figure | 19.1% |
| Oban South - 03 | 624 | No figure | No figure | 0.2% |
| Oban South - 04 | 657 | No figure | No figure | 3.7% |
| Oban South - 05 | 662 | No figure | No figure | 0.6% |
| Oban South - 06 | 893 | No figure | No figure | 11.7% |
| Oban South - 07 | 411 | No figure | No figure | 0.7% |
| Oban South - 08 | 539 | No figure | No figure | 0.4% |
Your MP
- Brendan O'HaraScottish National PartyMP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
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 PA343
Postcode sectors in PA343
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PA34 in brief
PA34 is a postcode district covering Oban and Soroba, in Argyll and Bute.
About 10,256 people lived in PA34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
PA34 had 10,251 usual residents at the census.
In PA34, 17.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PA34, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
63.1% of residents in PA34 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.