Houston
Houston is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 6,420. It has around 1 supermarket and around 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 9 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Johnstone, 4.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Houston 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
5°CClear
- Today: 9° / 4° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:30
8h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
59US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, 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
69 food businesses within 2 miles
- 61 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Johnstone (4.8 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Johnstone (4.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£157,738 average▼ 5.2% YoY
Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club (2.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds9
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:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,205 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £26,427 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Evri, Delivery Driver, Warehouse Cleaner
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 58% · Nuclear 42%
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government289 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK158 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth138 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately114 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases79 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Houston, Renfrewshire · 0.2 kmHouston is a village in the council area of Renfrewshire and the larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
- Gryffe High School · 0.5 km
Gryffe High School is a comprehensive state secondary school in Houston, Renfrewshire. Founded in 1980 and subsequently expanded, the school had a roll of 943 pupils in November 2019.
Houston and Killellan · 0.6 kmHouston and Killellan is a civil parish in the county and council area of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It contains the villages of Houston and Crosslee, as well as a number of smaller settlem…
Houston House, Renfrewshire · 0.7 kmHouston House is an 18th-century mansion, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north and east of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, north of the village of Houston.
St Peter's Well, Houston · 0.7 kmSt Peter's Well is a rare surviving example of a holy well house or covered well that was built over the waters of a spring in a field below Greenhill Farm, located off Chapel Road near Houston in Renfrewshire, parish…
- Crosslee · 1.1 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Houston?
- Houston is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
- What is the population of Houston?
- Houston has an approximate settlement population of 6,420.
- How deprived is Houston?
- The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Houston, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.