Inverkip

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 15° / 8° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:50

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

80US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Inverkip (0.1 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£109,131 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (8.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: EVC Kip Marina (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

78,550 residents in Inverclyde

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Martin McCluskey

Labour

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

8 jobs advertised · £30,000 avg

e.g. Online Physics Tutoring Job in Inverkip – Flexible Schedule, Become a History Tutor in Inverkip – Flexible & Remote, Online History Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 73% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 7%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  Inverkip · 0.1 km

  Inverkip is a village and parish in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Greenock and 8.1 miles (13 km) north of Largs o…

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  Inverkip railway station · 0.1 km

  Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles (46.3 km) west of Glasgow Central.

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  Kip Water, Inverclyde · 0.4 km

  Kip Water, also known as the River Kip, is a short river in Inverclyde, Scotland which gives the village of Inverkip its name. It originates at Cornalees in the hills between Inverkip and Greenock and runs through Shi…

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  Ardgowan Castle · 1.0 km

  Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the Private Garden of "Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens" near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of…

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  Ardgowan House · 1.2 km

  Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens is a privately owned late 18th-century mansion on the Firth of Clyde near Inverkip, Scotland. Ardgowan is located in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. The Ardgowan Esta…

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  Inverkip power station · 1.3 km

  Inverkip power station was an oil-fired power station on the Inverclyde coast, Firth of Clyde, west coast of Scotland. It was closer to Wemyss Bay than Inverkip, and dominated the local area with its 236 m (774 ft) ch…

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