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PA4 9LS area guide

Who lives in PA4 9LS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank
Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 3,246 (2024)

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At a glance

What PA4 9LS is like

PA4 9LS is a postcode in the Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank area of Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 3,246 people. 86.3% of households own their home, 11.6% rent privately and 1.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 72.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA4 9LS compares

Headline figures for PA4 9LS, 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

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA4 9LS differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
22.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
86.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA4 9LS FAQs

Is PA4 9LS 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 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is PA4 9LS 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 PA4 9LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 11.9% of residents. 86.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (32%).

Which council covers PA4 9LS?

The local authority for PA4 9LS is Renfrewshire.

PA4 9LS comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA4 9LS?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Paisley St James Rail Station, 2.0 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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