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PA16 0AU area guide

Who lives in PA16 0AU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverkip and Wemyss Bay
Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 887 (2024)

PA16 0AUInverclyde

At a glance

What PA16 0AU is like

PA16 0AU is a postcode in the Inverkip and Wemyss Bay area of Inverclyde. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 887 people. 84.4% of households own their home, 10.1% rent privately and 3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 46.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA16 0AU compares

Headline figures for PA16 0AU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

3.7/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA16 0AU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
36.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
84.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA16 0AU FAQs

Is PA16 0AU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA16 0AU 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 PA16 0AU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.5% of residents. 84.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (35.1%).

Which council covers PA16 0AU?

The local authority for PA16 0AU is Inverclyde.

PA16 0AU comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA16 0AU?

Connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Inverkip Rail Station, 0.1 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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