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PA48

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Port Charlotte, 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 PA48 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 0% of people in PA48 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
339
Joint 80th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
0.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How PA48 compares

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

PA48Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA48 is 339.
33921st 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%. PA48 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. PA48 is 0.0%.
0.0%joint lowest
Claimant rate42 postcode districts, PA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in PA42 areas from 0.0% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. PA48 is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 14th lowest

What is the population of PA48?

PA48 had 339 usual residents at the census.

PA48 is the joint 80th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA48

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Whisky Isles - 02823No figureNo figure1.3%

Your MP

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 PA481

Council1

Postcode districts next to PA482

More in the PA postcode area2

PA48 in brief

PA48 is a postcode district covering Port Charlotte, in Argyll and Bute.

About 359 people lived in PA48 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA48 had 339 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in PA48 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In PA48, 0.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA48, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.