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PA15 2AJ area guide

Who lives in PA15 2AJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Greenock Lower East
Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,117 (2024)

PA15 2AJInverclyde

At a glance

What PA15 2AJ is like

PA15 2AJ is a postcode in the Greenock Lower East area of Inverclyde. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,117 people. 89.6% of households own their home, 4.8% rent privately and 2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 75.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA15 2AJ compares

Headline figures for PA15 2AJ, 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

7.0/ 10

Very good: 4 stations within a mile, 27 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 PA15 2AJ differs most from the national average.

01
Well connectedPositive
4 stations within a mile and 27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
89.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA15 2AJ FAQs

Is PA15 2AJ 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 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is PA15 2AJ 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 PA15 2AJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 12.4% of residents. 89.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (46.2%).

Which council covers PA15 2AJ?

The local authority for PA15 2AJ is Inverclyde.

PA15 2AJ comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA15 2AJ?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Cartsdyke 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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