Local servicesGP surgeryThe Furnace/Inveraray Medical Practice13 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDalmally Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN17 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA42 miRailway stationDalmallyunder a mileFerryArdlui Pier12 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA33 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA33 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:29 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 52 min8:52 am – 3:43 pm
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People2,386 residentsin the Loch Awe census areaMedian age 56.31,148 households75% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,193 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 17%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 16°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C2,560 mm of rain a year, 90 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesDalmally Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197025 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201745 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202632 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 3.3 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 196 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
