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Argyll and Bute

Council area

West Scotland. 87,310 people in 7,005 square kilometres, the 3rd most sparsely populated council in the UK.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2

Most deprived 10%Least

13 of Argyll and Bute’s 125 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.

Average house price
£189,366
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,010
161st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population
85,948
34th lowest of 361
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Argyll and Bute compares

Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.

Argyll and ButeMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. Argyll and Bute is £189,366.
£189,36655th lowest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Argyll and Bute is 3.1%.
+3.1%joint 128th strongest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
Median full-time pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from £29,805 to £57,396. The middle area is £38,490. Argyll and Bute is £39,010.
£39,010161st highest
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
House price to pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from 3.1× to 23.4×. The middle area is 7.3×. Argyll and Bute is 4.9×.
4.9×joint 39th most affordable
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
Population: every council in UK361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. Argyll and Bute is 85,948.
85,94834th lowest

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, median full-time pay, house price to pay and population.

House prices since 2004

Monthly average house price, smoothed. Argyll and Bute’s is 2.6 times its 2004 level, in step with Scotland’s.

House prices since 2004Average house price each month for Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, January 2004 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2004
MonthArgyll and ButeScotlandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2004£73,543£76,662£126,179
Jan 2005£97,362£90,440£138,759
Jan 2006£98,759£105,257£147,360
Jan 2007£129,380£121,923£162,825
Jan 2008£123,892£133,172£171,137
Jan 2009£118,150£119,792£144,840
Jan 2010£117,728£124,112£154,268
Jan 2011£123,707£124,856£154,113
Jan 2012£116,167£120,989£152,831
Jan 2013£111,944£117,973£154,495
Jan 2014£122,853£122,220£164,137
Jan 2015£125,021£129,869£175,636
Jan 2016£119,082£131,634£189,268
Jan 2017£119,228£133,141£198,276
Jan 2018£131,753£141,353£206,844
Jan 2019£131,460£144,124£210,317
Jan 2020£137,919£147,731£213,657
Jan 2021£149,557£157,866£228,417
Jan 2022£172,783£173,589£248,031
Jan 2023£177,338£175,092£260,941
Jan 2024£169,802£179,248£255,972
Jan 2025£168,862£185,315£264,936
Jan 2026£183,661£189,118£268,862
Jul 2026£189,366£196,349£272,611

Wards in Argyll and Bute11

Middle areas in Argyll and Bute23

Constituencies mostly in Argyll and Bute1

Neighbourhoods in Argyll and Bute125
Argyll and Bute in brief

Argyll and Bute’s average house price was £189,366 in July 2026.

Full-time workers living in Argyll and Bute earned a median of £39,010 in 2025.

A home in Argyll and Bute costs 4.9 times local full-time pay.

Argyll and Bute had 85,948 usual residents at the census.