Postcode district · Renfrewshire

PA5 area guide

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

Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 32,432 (2024)

PA5Postcode district · Renfrewshire

At a glance

What PA5 is like

The PA5 postcode district in Renfrewshire covers 597 live postcodes and is home to about 32,432 people in 12,306 households. 62% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 27.2% 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 PA5 compares

Headline figures for PA5, 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, 60 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

13 schools in PA5. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA5 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

PA5 FAQs

Is PA5 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 62% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (33.3%).

Which council covers PA5?

The local authority for PA5 is Renfrewshire.

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

How well connected is PA5?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 60 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, 0.3 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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