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Wemyss Bay

Wemyss Bay is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,580. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, 1.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wemyss Bay area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Inverclyde area is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Inverclyde
County
Renfrewshire
Constituency
Inverclyde
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

10°CSunny

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:33

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

39 reported road collisions (2025)

17 killed or seriously injured · 51 casualties · 5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

23 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wemyss Bay (0.0 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wemyss Bay (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£114,526 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Inverclyde · to 2026-08

Detached£322,103
Semi-detached£160,196
Terraced£130,604
Flat£86,644

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Wemyss Bay Station (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

78,550 residents in Inverclyde

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

32% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Martin McCluskey

Labour

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,919 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

99% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 59% · Wind 33% · Solar 8% · Imports 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Wemyss Bay railway station · 0.1 km

    Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line, about 26 miles (42 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station incorporates the Caledon…

  • Skelmorlie · 0.4 km

    Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire in the southwest of Scotland. Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde, and ha…

  • Wemyss Bay · 0.9 km

    Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. It is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire. The tow…

  • Castle Wemyss · 1.7 km

    Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards.

  • Inverkip power station · 2.6 km

    Inverkip power station was an oil-fired power station on the Inverclyde coast, Firth of Clyde, west coast of Scotland. It was closer to Wemyss Bay than Inverkip, and dominated the local area with its 236 m (774 ft) ch…

  • Meigle, North Ayrshire · 2.7 km

    Meigle or Meagle is a hamlet on the Meigle Burn in North Ayrshire, Parish of Largs, Scotland. The settlement lies close to the road to Greenock and is named after the bay where the Skelmorlie Burn flows into the Firth…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wemyss Bay?
Wemyss Bay is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the Inverclyde local authority.
What is the population of Wemyss Bay?
Wemyss Bay has an approximate settlement population of 2,580.
How deprived is Wemyss Bay?
The Inverclyde local authority, which includes Wemyss Bay, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.