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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

4°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 4° · 13% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:38

9h 14m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, 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

279 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 233 passed
  • 15 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

£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: 170.7p · Asda (9.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (11.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

67 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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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

6,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £44,371 avg

e.g. Facilities Operative (Soft FM) (Inclusive of Cleaning & Catering) (Term Time Part Time) (Permanent) - REN15198, VMWare SME (Active DV Cleared), Van Delivery 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 56% · Nuclear 44%

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 2026-10-05

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.