PA48 postcode area guide — Argyll and Bute
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PA48 postcode district in Argyll and Bute — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PA48
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.2%
Broadband availability in the PA48 postcode district (Argyll and Bute) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 16 postcodes Ofcom measures in PA48, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 0%.
Around 5.2% of premises in PA48 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 PA48
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PA48 7TL | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TN | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TP | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TR | 93.3% | 0% |
| PA48 7TS | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TT | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TU | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TW | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TX | 100% | 0% |
| PA48 7TY | 100% | 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.
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Food hygiene ratings in PA48
8 rated food businesses operate in PA48. 5 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, and none currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Flossie's Kitchen, Lochindaal Hotel, Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen, Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Charlotte Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Argyll and Bute
Landlines around PA48 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.