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Local servicesGP surgeryLochgilphead Medical Centre9.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTayvallich Primary School1.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportColonsay Airstrip CSA24 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA48 miRailway stationOban30 miFerryTayvallich (Argyll & Bute) Ferry Terminal2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA31 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA31 postcode district.

County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:35 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:51 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,540 residentsin the Knapdale census areaMedian age 54.41,313 households69% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,292 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,797 mm of rain a year, 67 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January27 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199944 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Dec 202529 mi away, Annat, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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