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PA14 5PD area guide

Who lives in PA14 5PD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Port Glasgow Upper, West and Central
Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 680 (2024)

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At a glance

What PA14 5PD is like

PA14 5PD is a postcode in the Port Glasgow Upper, West and Central area of Inverclyde. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 680 people. 70.9% of households own their home, 15.1% rent privately and 12.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 60% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA14 5PD compares

Headline figures for PA14 5PD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA14 5PD differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA14 5PD FAQs

Is PA14 5PD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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).

Is PA14 5PD 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 PA14 5PD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.8% of residents. 70.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (29.1%).

Which council covers PA14 5PD?

The local authority for PA14 5PD is Inverclyde.

PA14 5PD comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA14 5PD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Port Glasgow Rail Station, 0.2 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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