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PA3 3BL area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Paisley Ferguslie
Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 544 (2024)

PA3 3BLRenfrewshire

At a glance

What PA3 3BL is like

PA3 3BL is a postcode in the Paisley Ferguslie area of Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 544 people. 83.2% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 7.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 67.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA3 3BL compares

Headline figures for PA3 3BL, 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

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, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA3 3BL 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
83.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA3 3BL FAQs

Is PA3 3BL 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is PA3 3BL 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 3BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.8% of residents. 83.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.7%).

Which council covers PA3 3BL?

The local authority for PA3 3BL is Renfrewshire.

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

How well connected is PA3 3BL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 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 St James 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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