# PA1 2JE: area report for a postcode in Renfrewshire

PA1 2JE is a postcode in Renfrewshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Renfrewshire. Open the map at PA1 2JE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) › [PA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa1) › [PA1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **Paisley Gilmour Street, 580 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Paisley Central - 08. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **£159,992 average price**: For the whole of Renfrewshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PA1 2JE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castlehead High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlehead-high-school-s8628939) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-primary-school-s8626723) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mary's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-primary-school-s8626022) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Fergus Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-fergus-primary-school-s8625921) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mossvale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossvale-primary-school-s8625425) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Glencoats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glencoats-primary-school-s8620024) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mirren Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mirren-park-school-s8380040) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kibble Education and Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kibble-education-and-care-centre-s8680744) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Paisley Gilmour Street (580 m, 7 minutes on foot); Paisley St James (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Paisley Canal (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: King Street Surgery (450 m, 9,251 registered patients); The Love Street Medical Centre (610 m, 5,474 registered patients); The Kelburn Practice (870 m, 4,821 registered patients); The Greenlaw Practice (870 m, 9,221 registered patients); The Barony Practice (870 m, 6,728 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Spar Greenhill (550 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Paisley 2 County Place (580 m, Morrisons); Iceland Paisley Piazza (710 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Paisley (750 m, Farmfoods); SPAR Causeyside Street, Paisley (990 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £159,992** (July 2026). Renfrewshire’s average house price was £159,992 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,734** (2025). Full-time workers living in Renfrewshire earned a median of £39,734 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 145th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Renfrewshire costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 189,270** (2025). Renfrewshire’s population was an estimated 189,270 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Paisley Central West - 05 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 616** (2021). Paisley Central West - 05 had 616 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,019th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Paisley Central West - 05, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.0%** (August 2026). In Paisley Central West - 05, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 73.5%** (2021). 73.5% of residents in Paisley Central West - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 3,645th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## PA1 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 23,416** (2021). PA1 had 23,416 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,256th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in PA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In PA1, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.0%** (August 2026). In PA1, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire)
- Centre: 55.8469, -4.4337

Council: [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Paisley and Renfrewshire South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south): Johanna Baxter (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.4337,55.8469,PA12JE

## How to cite

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