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PA38

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Port Appin, Kentallen and Portnacroish, in Argyll and Bute and Highland.

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 PA38 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 PA38, 47.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
802
163rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.5%
985th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How PA38 compares

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

PA38Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA38 is 802.
80228th least 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%. PA38 is 47.0%.
47.0%28th highest
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%. PA38 is 1.2%.
1.2%7th lowest
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%. PA38 is 60.5%.
60.5%joint 29th highest

What is the population of PA38?

PA38 had 802 usual residents at the census.

PA38 is the 163rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA38

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Benderloch Trail - 02731No figureNo figure63.1%

Your MP

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Postcode sectors in PA381

Councils PA38 covers2

Postcode districts next to PA382

More in the PA postcode area2

PA38 in brief

PA38 is a postcode district covering Port Appin, Kentallen and Portnacroish, in Argyll and Bute and Highland.

About 806 people lived in PA38 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA38 had 802 usual residents at the census.

In PA38, 47.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA38, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.5% of residents in PA38 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.