Postcode district · Renfrewshire

PA8 area guide

Who lives in PA8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 18,293 (2024)

PA8Postcode district · Renfrewshire

At a glance

What PA8 is like

The PA8 postcode district in Renfrewshire covers 220 live postcodes and is home to about 18,293 people in 7,199 households. 79% of households own their home, 6.9% rent privately and 12.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 56.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA8 compares

Headline figures for PA8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.9/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in PA8. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA8 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 6.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
79% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA8 FAQs

Is PA8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.9 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA8 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 PA8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 7.9% of residents. 79% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (39.7%).

Which council covers PA8?

The local authority for PA8 is Renfrewshire.

PA8 comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA8?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dalmuir Rail Station, 1.3 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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