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Uplawmoor

Uplawmoor is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 560. There is 1 bus stop serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Neilston, 4.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Uplawmoor area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Renfrewshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
East Renfrewshire
County
Renfrewshire
Constituency
East Renfrewshire
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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:43

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

Road safety

56 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 5.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

4 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 4 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Neilston (4.7 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Neilston (4.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£295,309 average 5.3% YoY

Across East Renfrewshire · to 2026-06

Detached£532,487
Semi-detached£316,171
Terraced£249,096
Flat£166,117

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.8 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

14 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Uplawmoor Hotel (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

99,840 residents in East Renfrewshire

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Blair McDougall

Labour

East Renfrewshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,060 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Self Employed Van Driver, Self Employed Courier, Self Employed Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£896 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,752 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

94% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 69% · Solar 16% · Wind 8% · Imports 6%

2 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.8
  • 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 East Renfrewshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Uplawmoor · 0.1 km

    Uplawmoor is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its population was 700 as of 2016.

  • Uplawmoor railway station · 0.3 km

    Uplawmoor railway station was a railway station serving the village of Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

  • Loch Libo · 0.4 km

    Loch Libo is a freshwater loch in East Renfrewshire, Parish of Neilston, Scotland. The Lugton Water has its source from the southern end of loch, running 14 miles before reaching its confluence with the River Garnock…

  • Caldwell railway station · 0.7 km

    Caldwell railway station was a railway station near the village of Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station was renamed…

  • Shillford · 1.5 km

    Shillford or Shilford is a hamlet to the south-west of Barrhead on the Lochlibo Road in East Renfrewshire near Uplawmoor, Scotland in the parish of Neilston. It is located around 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Glasgow…

  • Caldwell, East Renfrewshire · 2.3 km

    Caldwell is a mansion and old estate with the remains of a castle nearby. These lands lie close to the Lugton Water and the villages of Uplawmoor in East Renfrewshire and Lugton in East Ayrshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Uplawmoor?
Uplawmoor is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the East Renfrewshire local authority.
What is the population of Uplawmoor?
Uplawmoor has an approximate settlement population of 560.
How deprived is Uplawmoor?
The East Renfrewshire local authority, which includes Uplawmoor, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.