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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA34
Telephone code01988
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:31 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 52 min8:54 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,622 residentsin the Oban South census areaMedian age 43.62,728 households56% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright31% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,925 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C2,053 mm of rain a year, 75 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January30 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMcCaig's Towerhistoric site · 1.1 miArdchattan Priory Gardenshistoric site · 1.2 miGylen Castlecastle · 1.7 miLochan a' Bhuilg Bhithlake · 1.0 miBeinn Mholachmountain · 2.1 miLoch Gleann a' Bhearraidhlake · 1.3 miAn Obbay · under a mileOban Baybay · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGlencruitten Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haDungallan Parkspark · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197029 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201732 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202639 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLorn & Islands Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLorn Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyM&D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistOban Dental Access Centreunder a milePolice stationOban Police Station1.2 miCash machinePayzoneObanunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRockfield Primary Schoolright herePrimarySt Columba's Primary Schoolright hereSecondaryOban High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN5.2 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA54 miRailway stationObanunder a mileBus stationBus StationObanunder a mileFerryOban Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA34 postcode district.


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