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Postcode district · Renfrewshire

PA2 area guide

Who lives in PA2, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Population
44,055 (2024)
At a glance

What PA2 is like

The PA2 postcode district in Renfrewshire covers 1,000 live postcodes and is home to about 44,055 people in 20,732 households. 65.8% of households own their home, 10.2% rent privately and 22.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA2 compares

Headline figures for PA2, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
53per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Renfrewshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
13

13 schools in PA2. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

PA2 FAQs

01
Is PA2 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.8 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 PA2 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Renfrewshire recorded 53 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in PA2?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 65.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (36.3%).
04
Which council covers PA2?

The local authority for PA2 is Renfrewshire.

PA2 comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA2?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Paisley Canal Rail Station, 0.9 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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