Bute Argyll & Bute S01000727

Ward: Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 2,328 out of 6,505 in Scotland, where 1 was the most deprived and 6,505 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; health; education, barriers to services; housing; and crime.

Overall: 35% Better than 35% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
25% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 27% Better than 27% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
17% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Employment: 37% Better than 37% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
27% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Health: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-8% Complete (very good)

Education: 30% Better than 30% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
20% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 22% Better than 22% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
12% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 62% Better than 62% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
12% Complete (very good)

Crime: 65% Better than 65% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
15% Complete (very good)

Full details of the Index of Deprivation are available from the Scottish Government Website: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2012.



  • Deprivation Index last published: 2015 (England), 2014 (Wales), 2012 (Scotland)
  • Census last published for 2011
  • School league tables published annually
  • House prices published quaterly