PA26 postcode area guide — Argyll and Bute
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PA26 postcode district in Argyll and Bute — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PA26
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
49.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
9.5%
Gigabit-capable
9.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
8.9%
Broadband availability in the PA26 postcode district (Argyll and Bute) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 9 postcodes Ofcom measures in PA26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 49.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 9.5%.
Around 8.9% of premises in PA26 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 PA26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PA26 8AB | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| PA26 8BA | 100% | 0% |
| PA26 8BE | 0% | 0% |
| PA26 8BG | 54.5% | 0% |
| PA26 8BH | 28.6% | 0% |
| PA26 8BJ | 0% | 0% |
| PA26 8BL | 0% | 0% |
| PA26 8BN | 92% | 0% |
| PA26 8BQ | 83.3% | 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 PA26
4 rated food businesses operate in PA26. 3 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, and none currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Bakkafrost (Staff Canteen), Loch Fyne Oysters Restaurant, The Tree Shop Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Argyll and Bute
Landlines around PA26 typically use:
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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.