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West Braeside and West Gourock

Middle area

North west Inverclyde. 2,278 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 43% of people in West Braeside and West Gourock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,321
Joint 505th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
43%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in West Braeside and West Gourock

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Crime across Inverclyde

How West Braeside and West Gourock compares

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West Braeside and West GourockMiddle
Population19 middle areas, Inverclyde · 2021
Population: every middle area in Inverclyde19 areas from 2,274 to 6,053. The middle area is 4,007. West Braeside and West Gourock is 2,321.
2,3212nd least 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%. West Braeside and West Gourock is 43.0%.
43%4th most 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%. West Braeside and West Gourock is 80.5%.
80.5%6th lowest
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%. West Braeside and West Gourock is 0.4%.
0.4%lowest

What is the population of West Braeside and West Gourock?

West Braeside and West Gourock had 2,321 usual residents at the census.

West Braeside and West Gourock is the joint 505th 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 West Braeside and West Gourock 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
West Braeside and West Gourock in brief

West Braeside and West Gourock had 2,321 usual residents at the census.

About 43% of people in West Braeside and West Gourock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Braeside and West Gourock, 80.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Braeside and West Gourock, 0.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.