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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA20
Telephone code01700
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:34 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:48 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,479 residentsin the Rothesay Town census areaMedian age 53.01,967 households47% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright40% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 1,385 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle88% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: average 15°CColdest month February: average 5°C1,452 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January23 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 5 to 5°CJFebruary: 5 to 5°CFMarch: 6 to 6°CMApril: 8 to 8°CAMay: 11 to 11°CMJune: 13 to 13°CJJuly: 15 to 15°CJAugust: 15 to 15°CASeptember: 13 to 13°CSOctober: 10 to 10°CONovember: 7 to 7°CNDecember: 5 to 5°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksSt Blane's Chapelhistoric site · under a mileAscog Househistoric site · 1.4 miGreenan Lochlake · 1.3 miLoch Ascoglake · 1.3 miRothesay Baybay · under a mileChapel Hillhill · under a mileLong Hillhill · under a mileAscog Baybay · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRothesay Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199931 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Dec 202537 mi away, Annat, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,464 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Bute Practiceunder a milePharmacyRcs Scot LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBute Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationPoliceMillport7.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 all-throughPrimarySt Andrew's Primary Schoolunder a mileAll-throughRothesay Academyunder a milePrimaryNorth Bute Primary School2.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA24 miRailway stationWemyss Bay7.0 miBus stationNicolson StreetGreenock14 miFerryRothesay Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops70 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationGreenock8.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA20 postcode district.


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    Isle of Bute Parish Church (former United Church of Bute/Old High Kirk), High Street, Rothesay, PA20 9JH · right here

 

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