Postcode sector · Renfrewshire

PA5 8 area guide

Who lives in PA5 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 19,455 (2024)

PA5 8Postcode sector · Renfrewshire

At a glance

What PA5 8 is like

The PA5 8 postcode sector in Renfrewshire covers 237 live postcodes and is home to about 19,455 people in 6,466 households. 59.7% of households own their home, 10.7% rent privately and 28.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA5 8 compares

Headline figures for PA5 8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.2/ 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, 39 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools in PA5 8. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

PA5 8 FAQs

Is PA5 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.2 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 PA5 8 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 PA5 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.3% of residents. 59.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (40.5%).

Which council covers PA5 8?

The local authority for PA5 8 is Renfrewshire.

PA5 8 comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA5 8?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 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, 0.5 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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