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Oban

Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 8,140. It has two pharmacies and 36 restaurants and cafés, with 25 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Oban, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oban area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Argyll and Bute area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Argyll and Bute
County
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll and Bute
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 13° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:45

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

97 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 146 casualties · 11.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 30 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Oban (0.4 km)
  • 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oban (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£179,020 average 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-06

Detached£320,109
Semi-detached£206,098
Terraced£160,823
Flat£112,645

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tweeddale Street Car Park, Oban (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches13
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

87,310 residents in Argyll and Bute

  • Under 16: 14%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 1
  • Con 6
  • LD 4
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens38
  • Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

115 jobs advertised · £32,712 avg

e.g. Senior Care Assistant, Head Chef, Remote Game Tester

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£726 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,370 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 97% · Solar 3%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Oban distillery · 0.1 km

    Oban distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish west coast port of Oban. Established in 1794, it was built before the town of the same name, which sprang up later in the surr…

  • St John's Cathedral, Oban · 0.1 km

    St John's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church, located in the town of Oban. It is one of the two cathedrals of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, a…

  • McCaig's Tower · 0.2 km

    McCaig's Tower or McCaig's Folly is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Mucka…

  • Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (Catholic) · 0.4 km

    The Diocese of Argyll and the Isles is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland, in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

  • Lorne, Scotland · 0.4 km

    Lorne is an ancient province in the west of Scotland, which is now a district in the Argyll and Bute council area. The district gives its name to the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of forty such areas in Scotl…

  • Oban · 0.4 km

    Oban is a resort town and seaport in the west of Scotland, within the Argyll and Bute council area. Although small, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. Oban has a population of 8,000 (2022), w…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Oban?
Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Oban?
Oban has an approximate settlement population of 8,140.
How deprived is Oban?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Oban, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.