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PA20 postcode area guide — Argyll and Bute

House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PA20 postcode district in Argyll and Bute — every official dataset on one page.

The PA20 postcode district serves Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with 267 postcodes currently in use.

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Where is PA20?

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Broadband & internet speeds in PA20

Good coverage

Superfast (30Mb+)

85.2%

Ultrafast (300Mb+)

1.3%

Gigabit-capable

1.3%

Below USO (10Mb)

1.8%

Broadband availability in the PA20 postcode district (Argyll and Bute) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 267 postcodes Ofcom measures in PA20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 1.3%.

Around 1.8% of premises in PA20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PA20

PostcodeSuperfastGigabit
PA20 0AH100%0%
PA20 0AJ100%0%
PA20 0AP100%0%
PA20 0AS100%0%
PA20 0AT100%0%
PA20 0AU100%0%
PA20 0AW100%0%
PA20 0AX100%0%
PA20 0AY100%0%
PA20 0AZ100%0%

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Mobile signal around Argyll and Bute

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Argyll And Bute district (57,942 premises):

4G indoors — all networks

79.3%

4G outdoors — all networks

95.5%

5G outdoors — all networks

8.6%

Voice indoors — all networks

85.3%

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Food hygiene ratings in PA20

89 rated food businesses operate in PA20. 52 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 2 currently require improvement.

Among the Pass-rated: Ardbeg Bowling Club, Battery Lodge Guest House, Be And Breathe, Bute Fast Food, Bute House Hotel.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Phone area codes for Argyll and Bute

Landlines around PA20 typically use:

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Postcodes in PA20

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the PA20 postcode?
PA20 covers Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It contains 267 live postcodes. The map above shows the district centre; the postcode list further down covers individual addresses.
What broadband can I get in PA20?
Ofcom Connected Nations puts superfast availability in PA20 at 85.2% of premises, with gigabit-capable lines reaching 1.3%. Enter a full postcode in the checker on this page for address-level availability.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.

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