Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is a town or village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It has around 6 restaurants and cafés, with 23 bus stops and Johnstone railway station 2.1 km away. Covers 16 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Renfrewshire is more deprived than the average 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

5°CClear

Today: 9° / 4° · 30% rain
Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:30

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

59US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

Road safety

126 reported road collisions (2025)

63 killed or seriously injured · 163 casualties · 6.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

281 food businesses within 2 miles

252 passed
4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Johnstone (2.1 km)
23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Johnstone (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£157,738 average▼ 5.2% YoY

Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-08

Detached£351,645

Semi-detached£218,457

Terraced£162,311

Flat£101,318

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

52 charging locations within ~8 km

15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 150 kW
Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Linwood Paisley (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres3
Sports pitches18
Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

189,270 residents in Renfrewshire

Under 16: 16%
16–64: 64%
65+: 20%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

15% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 25% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Johanna Baxter

Labour

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Recent votes:

AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Schools6
GPs & clinics1
Supermarkets1
Parks & greens4
Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

625 jobs advertised · £36,334 avg

e.g. Product Trainer (Altherma & Commercial), Electrical Manager, HGV Class 1 Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£797 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,200 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 42%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.3
Feeling worthwhile7.7
Happiness yesterday7.3
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Paisley and Renfrewshire South:

Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government306 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK124 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately96 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals82 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Linwood, Renfrewshire · 0.9 km
Linwood is a town in Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 14 miles west of Glasgow. It is about 1+1⁄2 miles northeast of Johnstone and west of Paisley close to the Black Cart Water and the A737 road.
Paisley and Renfrewshire North · 1.0 km
Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented since 2024 by Alison Taylor of Scottish Labour. It was created for the 2005 general election…
Linwood High School · 1.2 km
Linwood High School is a non-denominational comprehensive state secondary school in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W · 1.4 km
Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W was a charter flight from Glasgow to Aberdeen. On 3 September 1999, an engine failed during takeoff at Glasgow. The aircraft then crashed short of the runway, killing 8 of the 11 people…
St. Benedict's High School · 1.5 km
St Benedict's High School is a Catholic high school in Linwood, Renfrewshire, in the west of Scotland.
Elderslie railway station · 1.8 km
Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)