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PA19 1SR area guide

Who lives in PA19 1SR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Gourock Upper and West Central
Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 731 (2024)

PA19 1SRInverclyde

At a glance

What PA19 1SR is like

PA19 1SR is a postcode in the Gourock Upper and West Central area of Inverclyde. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 731 people. 80.1% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA19 1SR compares

Headline figures for PA19 1SR, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 43 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA19 1SR differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
80.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA19 1SR FAQs

Is PA19 1SR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 PA19 1SR 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 PA19 1SR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.1% of residents. 80.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.1%).

Which council covers PA19 1SR?

The local authority for PA19 1SR is Inverclyde.

PA19 1SR comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA19 1SR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 43 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Gourock Ferry Terminal, 0.8 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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