Johnstone

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• Today: 10° / 2° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:36

9h 10m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

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)

256 food businesses within 2 miles

• 226 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Johnstone (1.0 km)
• 64 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£157,738 average▼ 5.2% YoY

Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 170.9p · ESSO (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (8.4 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

40 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Johnstone Town Hall (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

189,270 residents in Renfrewshire

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Johanna Baxter

Labour

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens19
• Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

57 jobs advertised · £38,009 avg

e.g. Senior Project Manager, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing), Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical Bias)

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Paisley and Renfrewshire South:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government306 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK124 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately96 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals82 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Johnstone Castle · 0.5 km

  Johnstone Castle is a structure and former mansion in the town of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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  Johnstone railway station · 1.0 km

  Johnstone (Strathclyde) railway station serves the town of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 10+3⁄4 miles (17.3 km) south west of Glasgow Central.…

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  Johnstone · 1.0 km

  Johnstone is a town in the administrative area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

• Cochrane Castle · 1.1 km

  Cochrane Castle was a castle, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, near the Black Cart Water.

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  Renfrew (district) · 1.1 km

  Renfrew District was, between 1975 and 1996, one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.

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  Renfrewshire (historic) · 1.1 km

  Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The lieutenancy area covers the three modern council areas of Inverclyde,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)