PA44 postcode area guide — Argyll and Bute
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PA44 postcode district in Argyll and Bute — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PA44
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
38.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
8.5%
Gigabit-capable
8.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
38.9%
Broadband availability in the PA44 postcode district (Argyll and Bute) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 19 postcodes Ofcom measures in PA44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 38.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 8.5%.
Around 38.9% of premises in PA44 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 PA44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PA44 7NY | 66.7% | 0% |
| PA44 7NZ | 91.7% | 2.1% |
| PA44 7PA | 100% | 0% |
| PA44 7PD | 64.3% | 64.3% |
| PA44 7PF | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| PA44 7PG | 38.9% | 33.3% |
| PA44 7PJ | 100% | 0% |
| PA44 7PL | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| PA44 7PN | 0% | 0% |
| PA44 7PP | 5.3% | 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 PA44
8 rated food businesses operate in PA44. 4 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 1 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Facing West Bed And Breakfast, Islay House, Oyster Shed Cafe, Stonefield B&B.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Argyll and Bute
Landlines around PA44 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.