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Lochwinnoch

Lochwinnoch is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,900. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 1 restaurant and café, 21 bus stops, and Lochwinnoch railway station is 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lochwinnoch 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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 16° / 12° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US 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

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lochwinnoch (1.3 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lochwinnoch (1.3 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: 166.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: McKillop Institute (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,095 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £24,407 avg

e.g. Freelance Driver, Courier - Evri, Self Employed Delivery Driver

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 75% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 6%

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

  • St John's Kirk, Lochwinnoch · 0.3 km

    St John's Kirk, also known as St Winnock's Church and, colloquially, Auld Simon, is a ruined church in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The church's lintel dates to 1729. Only the southwest gable and a single bay…

  • Lochwinnoch railway station (1905–1966) · 0.3 km

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

  • Lochwinnoch · 0.5 km

    Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a reside…

  • Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park · 0.6 km

    Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park is the collective name for areas of countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary in Scotland. The park covers an area of 280 km2 (110 sq mi) of Invercl…

  • Castle Semple Rowing Club · 0.6 km

    Castle Semple Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Castle Semple Loch, based at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.

  • River Calder, Renfrewshire · 0.8 km

    The River Calder is a river mainly within Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lochwinnoch?
Lochwinnoch is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Lochwinnoch?
Lochwinnoch has an approximate settlement population of 2,900.
How deprived is Lochwinnoch?
The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Lochwinnoch, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.