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Barrhead

Barrhead is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 17,890. It has 2 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and around 17 restaurants and cafés, with 11 bus stops and Barrhead railway station 0.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barrhead area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Renfrewshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
East Renfrewshire
County
Renfrewshire
Constituency
East Renfrewshire
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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 91% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:40

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir, United Kingdom

Road safety

56 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 5.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

224 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 154 passed
  • 9 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barrhead (0.6 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barrhead (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£295,309 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across East Renfrewshire · to 2026-06

Detached£532,487
Semi-detached£316,171
Terraced£249,096
Flat£166,117

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (6.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (6.7 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

77 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: ASDA Barrhead Supermarket (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches40
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

99,840 residents in East Renfrewshire

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Blair McDougall

Labour

East Renfrewshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens25
  • Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,060 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £37,176 avg

e.g. Customer Service Officer - ERN06525, Online Physics Tutoring Job in Barrhead – Flexible Schedule, Become a Physics Tutor in Barrhead – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£896 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,752 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.8
  • 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 East Renfrewshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Barrhead Burgh Hall · 0.0 km

    Barrhead Burgh Hall, also known as Barrhead Burgh Court Hall and Burgh Chambers and as the James McGuire Building, is a municipal complex in Main Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The complex was the head…

  • Barrhead · 0.1 km

    Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Fereneze Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.

  • Barrhead New railway station · 0.4 km

    Barrhead New was one of four railway stations in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

  • Barrhead Central railway station · 0.4 km

    Barrhead Central railway station was a railway station serving the town of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was on the Glasgow and South Western Railway's short-lived Barrhead Branch.

  • Arthur's Cross · 0.4 km

    Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

  • Dunterlie Park · 0.5 km

    Dunterlie Park is a football ground in Barrhead, Scotland. The third stadium to bear the name, it is the home ground of Arthurlie.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Barrhead?
Barrhead is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the East Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Barrhead?
Barrhead has an approximate settlement population of 17,890.
How deprived is Barrhead?
The East Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Barrhead, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.