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Postcode area · Paisley

PA area guide

Who lives in PA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Population
330,983 (2024)
At a glance

What PA is like

The PA postcode area in Scotland covers 9,497 live postcodes and is home to about 330,983 people in 156,737 households. 65% of households own their home, 11.1% rent privately and 22.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA compares

Headline figures for PA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.9/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
53per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Renfrewshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
176

176 schools in PA. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

PA FAQs

01
Is PA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.9 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is PA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Renfrewshire recorded 53 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in PA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.3% of residents. 65% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (34.2%).
04
Which council covers PA?

The local authority for PA is Renfrewshire.

PA comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Drumfrochar Rail Station, 1.4 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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