PA42 7DE

Kintyre and the Islands · Argyll and Bute · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Local authority: Argyll and Bute
Constituency: Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Postcode district: PA42
Postcode sector: PA42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
PA43 7JQ	3.6 km
PA42 7DD	3.6 km
PA43 7JF	4.0 km
PA42 7AS	4.1 km
PA42 7AQ	4.8 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: PA42 7DE
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: PA
Postcode district: PA42
Postcode sector: PA42 7
Latitude: 55.722142
Longitude: -6.225992
British National Grid easting: 134,722
British National Grid northing: 655,731

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Argyll and Bute · S12000035
Electoral ward: Kintyre and the Islands · S13002517
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber · S14000067
Output area: S00141073
Lower layer super output area: Whisky Isles - 03 · S01014348
Middle layer super output area: Whisky Isles · S02002664

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 42.9%
Next Generation Access: 71.4%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Bridge

BCT · Laggan Bridge
1.0 miles
Bridge

BCT · Laggan Bridge
1.0 miles
Allwynds

BCT · Glenegedale
2.4 miles
Allwynds

BCT · Glenegedale
2.4 miles
Islay Airport

BCT · Glenegedale
2.8 miles