Is PA34 4BY a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

PA34 4BY is a postcode in Oban South and the Isles, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PA34 4BY, then scores the surrounding small area 31/100 - bottom 8% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PA34 4BY are schools and education and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PA34 4BY is based on Oban South. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 1/10.

For property prices near PA34 4BY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the G84 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £182k from 0 rolling sales, down 1.9% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near PA34 4BY can compare 4 state schools within one mile. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PA34 4BY by category and map position. Scottish postcode areas use the official SIMD crime domain because no open street-level Police Scotland incident feed exists. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near PA34 4BY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.