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Linwood

Linwood is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 8,590. It has two pharmacies, 16 restaurants and cafés, 29 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Johnstone, 1.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Linwood 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
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

9°CSunny

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:32

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

40US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

300 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 263 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Johnstone (1.7 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Johnstone (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£157,738 average▼ 5.2% YoY

Across Renfrewshire · to 2026-08

Detached£351,645
Semi-detached£218,457
Terraced£162,311
Flat£101,318

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

48 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Linestone Housing, Belmar Court, Linwood (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches21
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

26 jobs advertised · £35,766 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Valeter, Bar & Waiting Staff

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

Nuclear 57% · Wind 35% · Solar 8%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Linwood, Renfrewshire · 0.6 km

    Linwood is a town in Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 14 miles west of Glasgow. It is about 1+1⁄2 miles northeast of Johnstone and west of Paisley close to the Black Cart Water and the A737 road.

  • Linwood High School · 1.0 km

    Linwood High School is a non-denominational comprehensive state secondary school in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

  • St. Benedict's High School · 1.2 km

    St Benedict's High School is a Catholic high school in Linwood, Renfrewshire, in the west of Scotland.

  • Paisley and Renfrewshire North · 1.3 km

    Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented since 2024 by Alison Taylor of Scottish Labour. It was created for the 2005 general election…

  • Elderslie railway station · 1.6 km

    Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.

  • Johnstone North railway station · 1.6 km

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

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Linwood?
Linwood is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Linwood?
Linwood has an approximate settlement population of 8,590.
How deprived is Linwood?
The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Linwood, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.