Kilbarchan

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 3° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:34

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US 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)

213 food businesses within 2 miles

• 185 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Milliken Park (1.9 km)
• 12 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 (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (10.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

28 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Arran Drive, Johnstone (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

5 jobs advertised · £77,828 avg

e.g. (URGENT)Associate Dentist (Kilbarchan) Dental Practice, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias, Maintenance Engineer (Electrical 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 70% · Wind 30%

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

• Kilbarchan · 0.2 km

  Kilbarchan is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's na…

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  Kilbarchan railway station · 0.8 km

  Kilbarchan railway station was a railway station serving the village of Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

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  Nation Radio Scotland · 1.1 km

  Nation Radio Scotland is an Independent Local Radio station for Renfrewshire, Glasgow and West Central Scotland, owned by Nation Broadcasting.

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  Renfrewshire · 1.1 km

  Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the…

• Brookfield, Renfrewshire · 1.6 km

  Brookfield is a small dormitory town in west central Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies on the north of the A761 road, which runs through a number of towns and villages to join Port Glasgow and the city of Glasgow, via P…

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  West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) · 1.6 km

  West Renfrewshire was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Renfrewshire. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)