Rothesay
Rothesay is covered by postcode district PA20. It is in the Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Rothesay, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 174
- Some can get gigabit: 3
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 0
- Ofcom gives no figure: 4
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 181 postcodes in Rothesay that ONS places, 174 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 3 have some that can and 4 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 55.8364, longitude -5.0530. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
174 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA20 9ED, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA20 0BB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA20 9EA, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. PA20 9JX, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Rothesay?
Ofcom reports on 177 postcodes here; at none of them can every home and business get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, 11.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Rothesay?
2 of the 181 postcodes now in use in Rothesay 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Rothesay?
Ofcom reports on 177 of the 181 postcodes in Rothesay. 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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Rothesay?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rothesay is Wemyss Bay Rail Station, 11.1 km away in a straight line.
- Wemyss Bay Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive
- Largs Rail Station Railway station 12.6 kmDrive
- Inverkip Rail Station Railway station 13.7 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Rothesay?
- 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 181 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Rothesay
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
Rothesay postcodes
181 postcodes in use in Rothesay, by district:
That district is in the PA postcode area.
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Places near Rothesay
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Rothesay
- What is it like to live in Rothesay?
- Ofcom reports on 177 postcodes here; at none of them can every home and business get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, 11.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Rothesay?
- Rothesay is covered by postcode district PA20, across 181 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Rothesay in?
- Rothesay is in the Argyll and Bute council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Rothesay?
- Rothesay is in the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Rothesay have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rothesay is Wemyss Bay, 11.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Rothesay?
- Ofcom reports on 177 of the 181 postcodes in Rothesay. At none of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Rothesay?
- 2 of the 181 postcodes now in use in Rothesay came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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