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Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar

Middle area

North west Inverclyde. 3,989 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,025
1,555th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar

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How Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar compares

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Population19 middle areas, Inverclyde · 2021
Population: every middle area in Inverclyde19 areas from 2,274 to 6,053. The middle area is 4,007. Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar is 4,025.
4,0259th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Inverclyde · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Inverclyde19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Inverclyde · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Inverclyde19 areas from 56.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 84.5%. Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar is 98.9%.
98.9%3rd highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Inverclyde · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Inverclyde19 areas from 0.4% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.5%. Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar is 2.5%.
2.5%7th lowest

What is the population of Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar?

Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar had 4,025 usual residents at the census.

Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar is the 1,555th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Inverclyde

These figures are published for the whole of Inverclyde, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Inverclyde and not Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar alone. See Inverclyde

Average house price
£114,526
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,650
112th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.1×
Most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
78,550
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar in brief

Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar had 4,025 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gateside, Pennyfern, Cowdenknowes, Overton and upper Drumfrochar, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.