Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute is one of 11 wards in Argyll and Bute, home to 6,070 people in 3,325 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Argyll and Bute average.
6,070residentsScotland's Census 2022
3,325householdscensus
17%green within 500 mpostcode average
1%gigabit broadbandaverage of postcodes
Isle of Bute in Argyll and ButePostcodes in Isle of Bute highlighted; the rest of Argyll and Bute in grey
People and homes.
6,070 residents in 3,325 households, next to the Argyll and Bute average.
11%
aged 15–29
34%
aged 65 and over
57%
owner-occupied homes
14%
privately rented
26%
socially rented
46%
flats in purpose-built blocks
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland
Food hygiene.
Food businesses in Isle of Bute with a published hygiene rating.
57rated food businessesin total
96%passed their last inspectionArgyll and Bute: 95%
2told improvement is requiredlatest inspection
In Scotland, council food safety officers either pass a business or tell it that improvement is required. A result reflects the hygiene standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)