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Johnstone

Johnstone is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 15,930. It has two schools, three pharmacies, and around 22 restaurants and cafés, with 66 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Johnstone, 0.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Johnstone 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 South
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

11°CHeavy rain

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:46

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

94US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

Road safety

137 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 7.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

257 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 226 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Johnstone (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£162,655 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-06

Detached£371,220
Semi-detached£224,373
Terraced£166,303
Flat£103,887

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (5.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (3.5 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

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

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

Johanna Baxter

Labour

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,095 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

175 jobs advertised · £37,812 avg

e.g. Pipefitter, Fraud Specialist, Customer service expert

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 84% · Nuclear 16%

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 South:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Johnstone Castle · 0.5 km

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

  • 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.…

  • 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.

  • Renfrew (district) · 1.1 km

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

  • 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)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Johnstone?
Johnstone is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Johnstone?
Johnstone has an approximate settlement population of 15,930.
How deprived is Johnstone?
The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Johnstone, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.