Dunoon
Dunoon is covered by postcode districts PA22 and PA23. It is in the Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Dunoon, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 289
- Some can get gigabit: 1
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 0
- Ofcom gives no figure: 7
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 297 postcodes in Dunoon that ONS places, 289 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 1 have some that can and 7 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.9544, longitude -4.9253. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Postcodes without gigabit
289 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA23 8LA, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Dunoon?
Ofcom reports on 290 postcodes here; at none of them can every home and business get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Inverkip, 6.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Dunoon?
2 of the 297 postcodes now in use in Dunoon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Dunoon?
Ofcom reports on 290 of the 297 postcodes in Dunoon. At none of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Dunoon?
The open schools at the postcodes in Dunoon. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Dunoon?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dunoon is Inverkip Rail Station, 6.3 km away in a straight line.
- Inverkip Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
- IBM (Greenock) Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive
- Gourock Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Dunoon?
- Council
- Argyll and Bute
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
All 297 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Dunoon
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Argyll and Bute about council tax Council tax, on argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Dunoon postcodes
297 postcodes in use in Dunoon, by district:
Those districts are all in the PA postcode area.
Check a Dunoon postcode
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Places near Dunoon
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Dunoon
- What is the postcode for Dunoon?
- Postcode districts PA22 and PA23, with 297 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Dunoon in?
- Argyll and Bute. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Dunoon?
- Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party), for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Dunoon?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St Mun's Primary School, Kirn Primary School and Dunoon Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Dunoon Grammar School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Dunoon have a railway station?
- The nearest is Inverkip station, 6.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Dunoon?
- Ofcom reports on 290 of the 297 postcodes in Dunoon. At none of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Dunoon?
- 2 of the 297 postcodes now in use in Dunoon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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