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Inverclyde South West

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West Inverclyde. About 12,325 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 49% of people in Inverclyde South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,234
1,518th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
49%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Inverclyde South West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Inverclyde South WestMiddle
Population7 wards, Inverclyde · 2021
Population: every ward in Inverclyde7 areas from 10,143 to 12,675. The middle area is 10,919. Inverclyde South West is 12,234.
12,2342nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares7 wards, Inverclyde · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Inverclyde7 areas from 0.0% to 68.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Inverclyde South West is 49.0%.
49%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage7 wards, Inverclyde · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Inverclyde7 areas from 79.1% to 97.6%. The middle area is 83.1%. Inverclyde South West is 89.1%.
89.1%3rd highest
Claimant rate7 wards, Inverclyde · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Inverclyde7 areas from 2.0% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Inverclyde South West is 2.9%.
2.9%2nd lowest

What is the population of Inverclyde South West?

Inverclyde South West had 12,234 usual residents at the census.

Inverclyde South West is the 1,518th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Inverclyde

These figures are published for the whole of Inverclyde, not for each ward, so they describe all of Inverclyde and not Inverclyde South West 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
Inverclyde South West in brief

Inverclyde South West had 12,234 usual residents at the census.

About 49% of people in Inverclyde South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Inverclyde South West, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Inverclyde South West, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.