# PA23 8QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 56.001248, -4.970213
- **Open Location Code:** 9C8Q222H+FW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO76ma
- **Qibla:** 117.6°
- **Grid reference:** NS 14883 82683
- **UTM:** 30V 377135 6207970
- **Elevation:** 7m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Argyll and Bute (S12000035)
- **Ward:** Cowal (S13002521)
- **Constituency:** Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (S14000067)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000058
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01014377
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002669
- **2021 output area:** S00140630
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007355
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001384
- **2011 output area:** S00094687
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34003426
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote rural (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 2617
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000025

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gourock | 10389 |
| School | Sandbank Primary Gaelic Unit | 3354 |
| Airport | Glasgow Airport | 36415 |
| Bus stop | Eventide Home | 204 |
| Food bank | Dunoon | 6596 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 582 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 6230 |
| Post office | Sandbank Post Office | 2474 |
| Library | Library | 11927 |
| Coast | — | 1096 |
| Central London | — | 592172 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region P, MPAN 17)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 30.6% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 2.8% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [PA23 8RN](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208RN)
- [PA23 8RJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208RJ)
- [PA23 8RD](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208RD)
- [PA23 8QT](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208QT)
- [PA23 8SF](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208SF)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/PA23%208QS.json).

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