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Inverclyde

Inverclyde is a town or village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It has 11 bus stops and Whinhill railway station 1.6 km away. Covers 8 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Inverclyde is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

3°CClear

  • Today: 9° / 3° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:32

9h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

Road safety

39 reported road collisions (2025)

17 killed or seriously injured · 51 casualties · 5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

239 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 211 passed
  • 16 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Whinhill (1.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Whinhill (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£114,526 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-08

Detached£322,103
Semi-detached£160,196
Terraced£130,604
Flat£86,644

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · ESSO (8.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · ESSO (8.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Express-Greenock (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

78,550 residents in Inverclyde

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

32% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

217 jobs advertised · £42,498 avg

e.g. CNC Turner, Blinds and Curtains Installer, Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,919 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Whinhill railway station · 1.6 km

    Whinhill railway station is a railway station located in the east of the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) from Port Glasgow…

  • Easter Greenock Castle · 1.7 km

    Easter Greenock Castle was a castle of unknown design near the burgh of Greenock, Scotland.

  • Upper Greenock railway station · 1.8 km

    Upper Greenock railway station was a railway station serving the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.

  • Gryffe Reservoirs · 1.9 km

    The Gryffe Reservoirs, also spelled 'Gryfe', take their name from the River Gryffe, name deriving from the Gaelic garbh meaning "rough stream". are two reservoirs, known as Gryffe No. 1 and Gryffe No. 2, located in In…

  • Lynedoch railway station · 1.9 km

    Greenock Lynedoch was a railway station serving Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, originally as part of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.

  • Cartsdyke · 2.0 km

    Cartsdyke, formerly known as Crawfurdsdyke, is a suburb of the town of Greenock, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)