Inverclyde

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 12° · 93% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:41

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

48 reported road collisions (2024)

26 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

241 food businesses within 2 miles

• 215 passed
• 15 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£109,131 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Morrisons (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (2.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

78,550 residents in Inverclyde

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

290 jobs advertised · £37,433 avg

e.g. Customer Expert - Public Sector, Sheet Metal Worker, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£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

• 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

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

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test326 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s316 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office252 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Improve funding, pay & professional recognition for the Early Years workforce175 local signatures · 26,823 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  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…

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  Easter Greenock Castle · 1.7 km

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

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  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.

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  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…

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  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.

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  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)