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PA11 3SL area guide

Who lives in PA11 3SL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig
Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 819 (2024)

PA11 3SLRenfrewshire

At a glance

What PA11 3SL is like

PA11 3SL is a postcode in the Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig area of Inverclyde. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 819 people. 44.6% of households own their home, 6.8% rent privately and 40.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 51.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA11 3SL compares

Headline figures for PA11 3SL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

59per 1,000

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

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA11 3SL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
40.5% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

PA11 3SL FAQs

Is PA11 3SL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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).

Is PA11 3SL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Inverclyde recorded 59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA11 3SL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.2% of residents. 44.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (41.1%).

Which council covers PA11 3SL?

The local authority for PA11 3SL is Inverclyde.

PA11 3SL comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA11 3SL?

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).

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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