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PA14 5XT area guide

Who lives in PA14 5XT, 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: 541 (2024)

PA14 5XTInverclyde

At a glance

What PA14 5XT is like

PA14 5XT 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 541 people. 89.6% of households own their home, 6.3% rent privately and 4.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 57.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA14 5XT compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 25 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 5XT differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 6.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
89.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA14 5XT FAQs

Is PA14 5XT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 5XT 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 5XT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 9.3% of residents. 89.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (81.1%).

Which council covers PA14 5XT?

The local authority for PA14 5XT is Inverclyde.

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

How well connected is PA14 5XT?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 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, 0.7 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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