Crosslee
Crosslee is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It has around 1 supermarket, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Johnstone, 4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crosslee area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Renfrewshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Renfrewshire
- County
- Renfrewshire
- Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 11° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom
Road safety
137 reported road collisions (2024)
67 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 7.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
100 food businesses within 2 miles
- 93 passed
- 2 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Johnstone (4.0 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Johnstone (3.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£162,655 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.3 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds11
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
Martin McCluskey
Labour
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,095 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Online German Tutor - Part Time, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time, Online German Tutoring Job in Crosslee – Flexible Schedule
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 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%
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 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
- Crosslee · 0.3 km
Crosslee is a small village lying on the bank of the River Gryffe in the civil parish of Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, in Scotland. It lies around half a mile south of the old village centre of Houston and imme…
- Craigends · 1.3 km
Craigends is a residential area in the civil parish of Houston and Killellan in Renfrewshire, Scotland lying south of the River Gryffe and on the banks of the River Locher. Craigends is on the south-eastern edge of th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crosslee?
- Crosslee is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
- How deprived is Crosslee?
- The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Crosslee, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.