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Renfrew

Renfrew is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 24,270. It has around 3 GPs & clinics, 1 pharmacy, and 11 restaurants and cafés, 43 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Yoker, 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Renfrew 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

13°CModerate rain

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:45

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, 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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 380 passed
  • 16 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hillington West (2.2 km)
  • 36 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hillington West (2.3 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: 165.9p · ESSO (2.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.6 km)

35 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

141 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 33 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Renfrew Sports Centre (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches22
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds39

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés15

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 · £30,735 avg

e.g. Registered Nurse, Production Technician, Stores Manager - NMIS (846469)

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 88% · Nuclear 12%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Robertson Park · 0.5 km

    Robertson Park is in Renfrew, Scotland. It has recreational parkland and garden areas which are open to the public.

  • Renfrew High School · 0.5 km

    Renfrew High School is a state-run secondary school in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school roll in the 2022-23 season was 841. The headteacher since October 2023 is Mr Andrew Sutherland.

  • Trinity High School, Renfrew · 0.7 km

    Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Renfrew, Scotland.

  • Renfrew · 0.7 km

    Renfrew is a town and royal burgh in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, and is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. The town had a popu…

  • Renfrew Porterfield railway station · 0.7 km

    Renfrew Porterfield railway station served the town of Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland from 1903 to 1926 on the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway.

  • South Renfrew railway station · 0.7 km

    South Renfrew railway station, also known as Renfrew South railway station, served the Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, from 1897 to 1967 on the Paisley and Renfrew Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Renfrew?
Renfrew is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Renfrew?
Renfrew has an approximate settlement population of 24,270.
How deprived is Renfrew?
The Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Renfrew, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.