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Renfrew

Renfrew is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, with a population of around 24,270. It has around 1 GP & clinic, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 12 restaurants and cafés, 36 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hillington East, 1.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Renfrew area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Glasgow City
County
City of Glasgow
Constituency
Glasgow South West
Police force
Scotland
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°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 9° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:43

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, United Kingdom

Road safety

622 reported road collisions (2024)

219 killed or seriously injured · 805 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 381 passed
  • 16 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hillington West (2.2 km)
  • 36 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hillington West (2.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (2.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.6 km)

35 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

141 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 33 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Renfrew Sports Centre (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches22
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds39

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

654,330 residents in Glasgow City

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 71%
  • 65+: 14%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

30% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Alison Taylor

Labour

Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

25,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

175 jobs advertised · £30,735 avg

e.g. Registered Nurse, Production Technician, Stores Manager - NMIS (846469)

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£746 median full-time weekly pay

4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,974 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 71% · Solar 16% · Wind 9% · Imports 3%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.4
  • Happiness yesterday7.1
  • 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 North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Robertson Park · 0.5 km

    Robertson Park is in Renfrew, Scotland. It has recreational parkland and garden areas which are open to the public.

  • Renfrew High School · 0.5 km

    Renfrew High School is a state-run secondary school in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school roll in the 2022-23 season was 841. The headteacher since October 2023 is Mr Andrew Sutherland.

  • Trinity High School, Renfrew · 0.7 km

    Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Renfrew, Scotland.

  • Renfrew · 0.7 km

    Renfrew is a town and royal burgh in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, and is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. The town had a popu…

  • Renfrew Porterfield railway station · 0.7 km

    Renfrew Porterfield railway station served the town of Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland from 1903 to 1926 on the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway.

  • South Renfrew railway station · 0.7 km

    South Renfrew railway station, also known as Renfrew South railway station, served the Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, from 1897 to 1967 on the Paisley and Renfrew Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Renfrew?
Renfrew is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.
What is the population of Renfrew?
Renfrew has an approximate settlement population of 24,270.
How deprived is Renfrew?
The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Renfrew, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.