PA38 4BZ postcode in Highland, Scotland
PA38 4BZ is a postcode in Highland, in the Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward. It is in the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency and the police force area for Scotland, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PA38 4BZ is, and what is near it
- PA38 4BZ
- Other postcodes in PA38 4: press one for its page
- 1 railway station
- 1 GP practice
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 56.6648, longitude -5.2549)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PA38 4BZ?
- HighlandCouncil Highland: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandBand D in Highland for 2026‑27: £1,634. Each home's band is set by the Scottish Assessors. Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27. Check a band with the Scottish Assessors
- ScotlandPolice force area
- Argyll, Bute and South LochaberParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party), as Parliament lists them. Contact Brendan O'Hara
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PA38 4BZ?
Every home and business at PA38 4BZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PA38 4BZ?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PA38 4BZ.
Check the bin days for PA38 4BZ on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to PA38 4BZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PA38 4BZ is Fort William Rail Station, 19.5 km away in a straight line.
- Fort William Rail Station Railway station 19.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near PA38 4BZ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PA38 4BZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PA38 4BZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.
- Ballachulish Medical Practice Phone 01855 811226 7.7 kmDrive
Source: Public Health Scotland (GP practices), list of 1 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PA38 4BZ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PA38 4BZ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PA38 4BZ?
The nearest to the centre of PA38 4BZ, in a straight line.
- Glencoe Dental Centre 9.3 kmDrive
Source: Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near PA38 4BZ?
No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of PA38 4BZ. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
The official record for PA38 4BZ
- Ward
- Fort William and Ardnamurchan
- Country
- Scotland
- Rural or urban
- Remote Rural
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
House prices, schools, crime and flood risk in Scotland: our sources for them cover England, or England and Wales (Registers of Scotland publishes Scottish sales).
We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Scotland, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and care homes by the Care Inspectorate.
- Flood risk: Flood maps for Scotland, from SEPA
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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