Is PA37 1WX a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

PA37 1WX is a postcode in Oban North and Lorn, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PA37 1WX, then scores the surrounding small area 34/100 - bottom 11% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PA37 1WX are schools and education and jobs, while housing 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 PA37 1WX is based on Oban South. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near PA37 1WX, 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 PA37 1WX can compare 5 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 PA37 1WX 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 PA37 1WX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.