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Postcode district · Renfrewshire

PA12 area guide

Who lives in PA12, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Population
3,690 (2024)
At a glance

What PA12 is like

The PA12 postcode district in Renfrewshire covers 114 live postcodes and is home to about 3,690 people in 1,762 households. 75.5% of households own their home, 8.6% rent privately and 12.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA12 compares

Headline figures for PA12, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.7/ 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
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in PA12. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA12 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    24.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 8.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    75.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA12 FAQs

01
Is PA12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is PA12 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 PA12?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.4% of residents. 75.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (38.2%).
04
Which council covers PA12?

The local authority for PA12 is Renfrewshire.

PA12 comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA12?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Lochwinnoch Rail Station, 0.6 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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