Postcode · Renfrewshire

PA3 3BD area guide

Who lives in PA3 3BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Johnstone North East
Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 531 (2024)

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At a glance

What PA3 3BD is like

PA3 3BD is a postcode in the Johnstone North East area of Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 531 people. 55.5% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 26.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 50.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA3 3BD compares

Headline figures for PA3 3BD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 21 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 PA3 3BD differs most from the national average.

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An older population
34.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA3 3BD FAQs

Is PA3 3BD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 PA3 3BD 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.

Who lives in PA3 3BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.6% of residents. 55.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (51%).

Which council covers PA3 3BD?

The local authority for PA3 3BD is Renfrewshire.

PA3 3BD comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA3 3BD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Johnstone Rail Station, 0.6 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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