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Erskine

Erskine is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 15,530. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés and 7 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Dalmuir, 2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Erskine 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
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° / 10° · 89% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:46

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, 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

278 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 235 passed
  • 10 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dalmuir (1.9 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dalmuir (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£162,655 average 2.4% YoY

Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-06

Detached£371,220
Semi-detached£224,373
Terraced£166,303
Flat£103,887

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (5.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (6.5 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

66 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Erskine Swimming Pool (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds14

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

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

  • Schools8
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens248
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,095 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

35 jobs advertised · £28,944 avg

e.g. Online Photography Tutor - Part Time, Online Chinese Tutoring Job in Erskine – Flexible Schedule, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time

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 80% · Nuclear 18% · 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 Paisley and Renfrewshire North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Park Mains High School · 0.6 km

    Park Mains High School is a secondary school in Erskine, Renfrewshire. It is one of the biggest schools in Scotland. As well as taking in students from the town it also enrolls them from the surrounding areas of Bisho…

  • Lamont Farm · 0.7 km

    Lamont Farm Project is based in Erskine, Renfrewshire. It is a city farm which is open to the public.

  • Park Quay · 0.7 km

    The disused Park Quay or Fulton's Quay is located on the old Lands of Park, situated on the south bank of the River Clyde in the Parish of Inchinnan, close to Newshot Island and the old Rashielee Quay. A slipway is al…

  • Erskine, Renfrewshire · 1.2 km

    Erskine is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest cro…

  • Inchinnan · 1.2 km

    Inchinnan is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just south east of the town of Erskine.

  • Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa · 1.3 km

    The MGM Muthu Glasgow River Hotel, formerly the Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa is situated on the banks of the River Clyde in Erskine, Renfrewshire. The hotel takes its name from the nearby Erskine Bridge and Clyde River.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Erskine?
Erskine is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Erskine?
Erskine has an approximate settlement population of 15,530.
How deprived is Erskine?
The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Erskine, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.