Langbank
Langbank is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 910. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés and the nearest railway station is Langbank, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Langbank 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
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 11° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:41
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
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
109 food businesses within 2 miles
- 99 passed
- 2 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Langbank (0.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Langbank (0.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£162,655 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (12 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (12 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Church Street Car Park (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
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
Alison Taylor
Labour
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,095 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
71 jobs advertised · £38,122 avg
e.g. Pipefitter, Welder, Sheet Metal Worker
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 79% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 5%
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 North:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s344 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership307 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office249 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test246 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth245 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Langbank railway station · 0.3 kmLangbank railway station serves the village of Langbank in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde Line, 16 miles (26 km) west of Glasgow Central.
Langbank · 0.3 kmLangbank is a village on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is 9.3 miles/15 km northwest from Paisley (Renfrewshire) and 3.4 miles/5.5 km east from Port Glasgow (Inverclyde) on the A8.
Gleddoch House Hotel & Golf Club · 0.8 kmGleddoch Golf & Spa Resort is situated in a 360-acre estate in Langbank, Renfrewshire.
- Keil School · 1.8 km
Keil School was a school in Dumbarton, Scotland. After opening as a technical college in 1915 it later became an independent school for boys, then became co-educational before closing in 2000.
- Finlaystone House · 1.8 km
Finlaystone House is a mansion and estate in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire. It lies near the southern bank of the Firth of Clyde, beside the village of Langbank, in the west central L…
Rhapsody (climb) · 2.1 kmRhapsody is a 35-metre (115 ft) long traditional climbing route up a thin crack on a slightly overhanging vertical basalt rock face on Dumbarton Rock, in Scotland. When Scottish climber Dave MacLeod made the first fre…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Renfrewshire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langbank?
- Langbank is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
- What is the population of Langbank?
- Langbank has an approximate settlement population of 910.
- How deprived is Langbank?
- The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Langbank, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.