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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA28
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:39 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:48 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,083 residentsin the Kintyre Trail census areaMedian age 55.51,469 households75% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,461 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 17%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,733 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October15 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 10°CAMay: 6 to 13°CMJune: 9 to 15°CJJuly: 11 to 17°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 10 to 15°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 5 to 9°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Baybay · under a mileKildonald Baybay · 1.0 miKildonald Pointheadland · under a mileUgadale Pointheadland · 1.5 miBlack Lochlake · 2.5 miSaddell ABBEYhistoric site · 3.5 miGlen Lussaglen · 2.2 miMeall Buidhemountain · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKinloch Public Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 5 haLinda McCartney Memorial Gdnpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199913 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.7% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband59% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 195 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCampbeltown Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryDrs Lazarus, Norrie, Villalba Munoz, Anderson, Mcg5.1 miPharmacyZakpharma LTD5.0 miDentistDalriada Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationCarradale Police StationCampbeltown8.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Campbeltown, Longrow5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCampbeltown Airport CAL6.9 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK37 miRailway stationArdrossan Harbour30 miFerryCampbeltown Ferry Terminal4.9 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationIsle of Arran7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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