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Greenock

Greenock is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 41,280. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 34 restaurants and cafés, along with 19 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Drumfrochar, 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Greenock area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Inverclyde
County
Renfrewshire
Constituency
Inverclyde
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

12°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 9° · 42% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:49

13h 9m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

Road safety

48 reported road collisions (2024)

26 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

308 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 275 passed
  • 19 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Greenock West (0.4 km)
  • 48 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Greenock West (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£109,131 average 0.8% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-06

Detached£308,917
Semi-detached£152,727
Terraced£123,575
Flat£82,640

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (6.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

32 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra-Greenock (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches19
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

78,550 residents in Inverclyde

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

32% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Martin McCluskey

Labour

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés42

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

110 jobs advertised · £35,389 avg

e.g. Welder, Electrician, Care Assistant - Care Home

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,919 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 84% · Nuclear 16%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Greenock Royal Infirmary · 0.3 km

    Greenock Royal Infirmary was a health facility in Greenock, Scotland. Its original Hospital or Infirmary of 1809 stood in Inverkip Street, it was subsequently extended round into East Shaw Street, then in 1869 a new b…

  • Greenock Sheriff Court · 0.3 km

    Greenock Sheriff Court is a judicial building on Nelson Street in Greenock in Scotland. The structure, which continues to operate as a courthouse, is a Category B listed building.

  • Greenock · 0.3 km

    Greenock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshir…

  • Greenock Municipal Buildings · 0.3 km

    Greenock Municipal Buildings is a municipal structure in Clyde Square, Greenock, Scotland. The municipal buildings, which are the headquarters of Inverclyde Council, are Category A listed.

  • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre · 0.4 km

    The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre is a museum located within the Old Fire Station on Dalrymple Street which is part of the Municipal Buildings in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is a m…

  • Watt Library · 0.4 km

    The Watt Library or Watt Monument Library in Greenock, Scotland, opened on its current site in 1837 and was the direct descendant of the Greenock Library, a subscription library founded in 1783. It closed as a subscri…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Greenock?
Greenock is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Inverclyde local authority.
What is the population of Greenock?
Greenock has an approximate settlement population of 41,280.
How deprived is Greenock?
The Inverclyde local authority, which includes Greenock, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.