Oban

Oban is covered by postcode districts PA34 and PA37. It is in the Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 6 of 281 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes Nearest station Oban 200 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Brendan O'Hara Scottish National Party, Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Every postcode in Oban, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Oban, by gigabit broadband Of the 287 postcodes in Oban that ONS places, 256 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 19 have some that can, 6 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure. 6 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 155 postcodes without gigabit; 21 postcodes without gigabit; 19 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 10 postcodes without gigabit; 10 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Oban. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PA34 4AE: no Ofcom figurePA34 4AJ: no Ofcom figurePA34 4EU: gigabit for allPA34 4HE: gigabit for allPA34 4PJ: gigabit for allPA34 4RX: gigabit for allPA34 5TG: gigabit for allPA34 5TY: gigabit for allPA34 4AL: some gigabitPA34 4DD: some gigabitPA34 4EW: some gigabitPA34 4GD: some gigabitPA34 4GF: some gigabitPA34 4HG: some gigabitPA34 4JA: some gigabitPA34 4LQ: some gigabitPA34 4NG: some gigabitPA34 4NL: some gigabitPA34 4PU: some gigabitPA34 4SB: some gigabitPA34 4YD: some gigabitPA34 5AS: some gigabitPA34 5AT: some gigabitPA34 5JN: some gigabitPA34 5JR: some gigabitPA34 5NA: some gigabitPA34 5TQ: some gigabitPA34 4AA: no gigabitPA34 4AB: no gigabitPA34 4AF: no gigabitPA34 4AG: no gigabitPA34 4AR: no gigabitPA34 4AT: no gigabitPA34 4AU: no gigabitPA34 4AW: no gigabitPA34 4AY: no gigabitPA34 4AZ: no gigabitPA34 4BD: no gigabitPA34 4BE: no gigabitPA34 4BF: no gigabitPA34 4BG: no gigabitPA34 4BH: no gigabitPA34 4BJ: no gigabitPA34 4BL: no gigabitPA34 4BN: no gigabitPA34 4BQ: no gigabitPA34 4BT: no gigabitPA34 4BW: no gigabitPA34 4BX: no gigabitPA34 4BY: no gigabitPA34 4DB: no gigabitPA34 4DE: no gigabitPA34 4DG: no gigabitPA34 4DH: no gigabitPA34 4DJ: no gigabitPA34 4DL: no gigabitPA34 4DN: no gigabitPA34 4DP: no gigabitPA34 4DQ: no gigabitPA34 4DR: no gigabitPA34 4DW: no gigabitPA34 4DX: no gigabitPA34 4DY: no gigabitPA34 4EB: no gigabitPA34 4ED: no gigabitPA34 4EE: no gigabitPA34 4EF: no gigabitPA34 4EG: no gigabitPA34 4EH: no gigabitPA34 4EJ: no gigabitPA34 4EL: no gigabitPA34 4EN: no gigabitPA34 4EP: no gigabitPA34 4EQ: no gigabitPA34 4ER: no gigabitPA34 4ET: no gigabitPA34 4GA: no gigabitPA34 4GB: no gigabitPA34 4GE: no gigabitPA34 4GZ: no gigabitPA34 4HA: no gigabitPA34 4HB: no gigabitPA34 4HD: no gigabitPA34 4HF: no gigabitPA34 4HH: no gigabitPA34 4HJ: no gigabitPA34 4HL: no gigabitPA34 4HN: no gigabitPA34 4HP: no gigabitPA34 4HQ: no gigabitPA34 4HR: no gigabitPA34 4HS: no gigabitPA34 4HU: no gigabitPA34 4HW: no gigabitPA34 4HX: no gigabitPA34 4HY: no gigabitPA34 4HZ: no gigabitPA34 4JB: no gigabitPA34 4JE: no gigabitPA34 4JF: no gigabitPA34 4JG: no gigabitPA34 4JH: no gigabitPA34 4JJ: no gigabitPA34 4JL: no gigabitPA34 4JN: no gigabitPA34 4JP: no gigabitPA34 4JR: no gigabitPA34 4JS: no gigabitPA34 4JT: no gigabitPA34 4JU: no gigabitPA34 4JX: no gigabitPA34 4JY: no gigabitPA34 4JZ: no gigabitPA34 4LA: no gigabitPA34 4LB: no gigabitPA34 4LD: no gigabitPA34 4LE: no gigabitPA34 4LF: no gigabitPA34 4LG: no gigabitPA34 4LH: no gigabitPA34 4LJ: no gigabitPA34 4LL: no gigabitPA34 4LN: no gigabitPA34 4LS: no gigabitPA34 4LT: no gigabitPA34 4LU: no gigabitPA34 4LW: no gigabitPA34 4LX: no gigabitPA34 4LY: no gigabitPA34 4LZ: no gigabitPA34 4NA: no gigabitPA34 4NB: no gigabitPA34 4ND: no gigabitPA34 4NE: no gigabitPA34 4NF: no gigabitPA34 4NH: no gigabitPA34 4NJ: no gigabitPA34 4NN: no gigabitPA34 4NP: no gigabitPA34 4NQ: no gigabitPA34 4NS: no gigabitPA34 4NT: no gigabitPA34 4NU: no gigabitPA34 4NW: no gigabitPA34 4NX: no gigabitPA34 4PA: no gigabitPA34 4PD: no gigabitPA34 4PG: no gigabitPA34 4PH: no gigabitPA34 4PL: no gigabitPA34 4PP: no gigabitPA34 4RL: no gigabitPA34 4RN: no gigabitPA34 4RP: no gigabitPA34 4RR: no gigabitPA34 4RS: no gigabitPA34 4RT: no gigabitPA34 4RU: no gigabitPA34 4RW: no gigabitPA34 4RY: no gigabitPA34 4SA: no gigabitPA34 4SH: no gigabitPA34 4XZ: no gigabitPA34 4YA: no gigabitPA34 4YB: no gigabitPA34 4YE: no gigabitPA34 4YF: no gigabitPA34 4YG: no gigabitPA34 4YH: no gigabitPA34 4YL: no gigabitPA34 4YN: no gigabitPA34 4YQ: no gigabitPA34 5AA: no gigabitPA34 5AB: no gigabitPA34 5AD: no gigabitPA34 5AE: no gigabitPA34 5AF: no gigabitPA34 5AG: no gigabitPA34 5AH: no gigabitPA34 5AJ: no gigabitPA34 5AL: no gigabitPA34 5AN: no gigabitPA34 5AP: no gigabitPA34 5AQ: no gigabitPA34 5AR: no gigabitPA34 5AW: no gigabitPA34 5AX: no gigabitPA34 5AY: no gigabitPA34 5BA: no gigabitPA34 5BB: no gigabitPA34 5BD: no gigabitPA34 5BG: no gigabitPA34 5BQ: no gigabitPA34 5DD: no gigabitPA34 5DE: no gigabitPA34 5DF: no gigabitPA34 5DG: no gigabitPA34 5DH: no gigabitPA34 5DJ: no gigabitPA34 5DL: no gigabitPA34 5DN: no gigabitPA34 5DP: no gigabitPA34 5DQ: no gigabitPA34 5DR: no gigabitPA34 5DS: no gigabitPA34 5DT: no gigabitPA34 5DU: no gigabitPA34 5DW: no gigabitPA34 5DX: no gigabitPA34 5DY: no gigabitPA34 5DZ: no gigabitPA34 5EA: no gigabitPA34 5EB: no gigabitPA34 5ED: no gigabitPA34 5EF: no gigabitPA34 5EG: no gigabitPA34 5EH: no gigabitPA34 5EJ: no gigabitPA34 5EL: no gigabitPA34 5EQ: no gigabitPA34 5JA: no gigabitPA34 5JD: no gigabitPA34 5JE: no gigabitPA34 5JF: no gigabitPA34 5JG: no gigabitPA34 5JH: no gigabitPA34 5JJ: no gigabitPA34 5JL: no gigabitPA34 5JP: no gigabitPA34 5JQ: no gigabitPA34 5JS: no gigabitPA34 5JT: no gigabitPA34 5JU: no gigabitPA34 5JW: no gigabitPA34 5JX: no gigabitPA34 5JY: no gigabitPA34 5JZ: no gigabitPA34 5NH: no gigabitPA34 5NJ: no gigabitPA34 5NL: no gigabitPA34 5NN: no gigabitPA34 5NP: no gigabitPA34 5NR: no gigabitPA34 5NS: no gigabitPA34 5NT: no gigabitPA34 5NU: no gigabitPA34 5NX: no gigabitPA34 5NY: no gigabitPA34 5NZ: no gigabitPA34 5PA: no gigabitPA34 5PB: no gigabitPA34 5PD: no gigabitPA34 5PE: no gigabitPA34 5PF: no gigabitPA34 5PG: no gigabitPA34 5PH: no gigabitPA34 5PJ: no gigabitPA34 5PN: no gigabitPA34 5PP: no gigabitPA34 5PQ: no gigabitPA34 5PS: no gigabitPA34 5PT: no gigabitPA34 5PU: no gigabitPA34 5PW: no gigabitPA34 5PX: no gigabitPA34 5PZ: no gigabitPA34 5QD: no gigabitPA34 5RS: no gigabitPA34 5RT: no gigabitPA34 5RU: no gigabitPA34 5RX: no gigabitPA34 5SB: no gigabitPA34 5SD: no gigabitPA34 5SG: no gigabitPA34 5SJ: no gigabitPA34 5SL: no gigabitPA34 5SP: no gigabitPA34 5SQ: no gigabitPA34 5TA: no gigabitPA34 5TN: no gigabit Oban 155 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 5DE, the one nearest the middle of them155 postcodes without gigabit21 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 5BG, the one nearest the middle of them21 postcodes without gigabit19 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 4RT, the one nearest the middle of them19 postcodes without gigabit11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 4YH, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 4JN, the one nearest the middle of them10 postcodes without gigabit10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 4NN, the one nearest the middle of them10 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Oban, by gigabit broadband Of the 287 postcodes in Oban that ONS places, 256 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 19 have some that can, 6 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure. 6 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 155 postcodes without gigabit; 21 postcodes without gigabit; 19 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 10 postcodes without gigabit; 10 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Oban. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A816 Oban 155 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 5DE, the one nearest the middle of them155 postcodes without gigabit10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to PA34 4JN, the one nearest the middle of them10 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 256
  • Some can get gigabit: 19
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 6
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 6
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 287 postcodes in Oban that ONS places, 256 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 19 have some that can, 6 can all get it and 6 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 56.4111, longitude -5.4722. 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

256 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

PA34 4AAPA34 4ABPA34 4AFPA34 4AGPA34 4ARPA34 4ATPA34 4AUPA34 4AWPA34 4AXPA34 4AYPA34 4AZPA34 4BD

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

PA34 4PB

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 155 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 5DE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 21 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 5BG, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 19 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 4RT, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 4YH, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 4JN, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA34 4NN, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Oban?

At 6 of the 281 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Oban, 200 metres 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 Oban?

1 of the 287 postcodes now in use in Oban came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

PA34 4AJsince August 2025

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 Oban?

Ofcom reports on 281 of the 287 postcodes in Oban. At 6 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit6 of 281
Postcodes where every home can get superfast259 of 281
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 281

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.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Oban?

The open schools at the postcodes in Oban. 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

Secondary

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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 Oban?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Oban is Oban Rail Station, 200 m away in a straight line.

  • Oban Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Connel Ferry Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Taynuilt Rail Station Railway station 14.5 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 Oban?

Parliamentary constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)

All 287 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.

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Oban postcodes

287 postcodes in use in Oban, by district:

PA34 postcode district,286 postcodesPA37 postcode district,1 postcode

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Quick answers about Oban

What is the postcode for Oban?
Postcode districts PA34 and PA37, with 287 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Oban in?
Argyll and Bute. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Oban?
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party), for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Oban?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Rockfield Gaelic Unit, Rockfield Primary School and St Columba's Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Oban High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Oban have a railway station?
Yes: Oban station, 200 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Oban?
Ofcom reports on 281 of the 287 postcodes in Oban. At 6 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Oban?
1 of the 287 postcodes now in use in Oban came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

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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