Postcode district · Inverclyde

PA14 area guide

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

Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Population: 21,175 (2024)

PA14Postcode district · Inverclyde

At a glance

What PA14 is like

The PA14 postcode district in Inverclyde covers 410 live postcodes and is home to about 21,175 people in 8,016 households. 62.2% of households own their home, 9.7% rent privately and 27.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 50.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA14 compares

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

AffluenceMore

3.3/ 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, 61 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools in PA14. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA14 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
23.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA14 FAQs

Is PA14 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.3 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.8% of residents. 62.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (32.7%).

Which council covers PA14?

The local authority for PA14 is Inverclyde.

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

How well connected is PA14?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 61 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Woodhall Rail Station, 0.4 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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