PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode district · Inverclyde

PA16 area guide

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

Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Population
30,987 (2024)
At a glance

What PA16 is like

The PA16 postcode district in Inverclyde covers 781 live postcodes and is home to about 30,987 people in 14,257 households. 65.8% of households own their home, 10.5% rent privately and 22.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA16 compares

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

AffluenceMore
4.5/ 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, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
12

12 schools in PA16. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

PA16 FAQs

01
Is PA16 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.5 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).
02
Is PA16 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.
03
Who lives in PA16?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 65.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.2%).
04
Which council covers PA16?

The local authority for PA16 is Inverclyde.

PA16 comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA16?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 47 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Branchton 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Sectors in this district