Suburb · Argyll and Bute

Lower Soroba

Oban built-up area population 7,840 · Postcode PA34 · Scotland

Lower Soroba is part of the Oban built-up area. There are no separate figures for Lower Soroba, so broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Oban built-up area. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Lower Soroba itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Oban built-up area
    Broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Lower Soroba
    Roughly where Lower Soroba is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Lower Soroba itself.
  • Centre of Lower Soroba
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Broadband52.9 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-68% well below national averageOban built-up areaView coverage →
Schools6 schools5 primary, 1 secondary · with pupil numbersOban built-up area and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene94% pass59 of 63 businesses pass (Scotland's scheme)=+1% on par with national averageOban built-up areaView ratings →
Flood riskSoroba BurnNearest riverCentre of Lower SorobaView assessment →
Businesses630Top: Hospitality, Construction, Real estate=-2% on par with national averageOban built-up areaView directory →
Planning89Within 5 km, 12 months · 2 in last 30 days · 28 pending · 45 approved · Argyll councilWithin 5 km of Lower SorobaView applications →
TransportOban1.4 km awayNearest to Lower SorobaLive departures →
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