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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 17° / 8° · 90% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:47

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

241 food businesses within 2 miles

215 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

£109,131 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-06

Detached£308,917

Semi-detached£152,727

Terraced£123,575

Flat£82,640

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (2.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (2.2 km)

4 stations 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

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

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

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:

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

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.