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PA26

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Cairndow and Clachan, in Argyll and Bute.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PA26 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in PA26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
136
Joint 15th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
4.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.9%
Joint 462nd highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How PA26 compares

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

PA26Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA26 is 136.
1366th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares61 postcode districts, PA · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 30.0%. PA26 is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage61 postcode districts, PA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 0.0% to 98.9%. The middle area is 23.0%. PA26 is 4.9%.
4.9%20th lowest
Aged 15 to 6461 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 48.3% to 69.6%. The middle area is 60.2%. PA26 is 66.9%.
66.9%5th highest

What is the population of PA26?

PA26 had 136 usual residents at the census.

PA26 is the joint 15th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

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As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in PA261

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Postcode districts next to PA268

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PA26 in brief

PA26 is a postcode district covering Cairndow and Clachan, in Argyll and Bute.

About 141 people lived in PA26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA26 had 136 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in PA26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In PA26, 4.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

66.9% of residents in PA26 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.