# PA2

Postcode district covering Paisley, Brediland and Glenburn, in Renfrewshire.

PA2 is a postcode district covering Paisley, Brediland and Glenburn, in Renfrewshire. About 41,369 people.

Postcode district. Code PA2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PA2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Population: 40,640** (2021). PA2 had 40,640 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 437th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in PA2 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.7%** (January 2026). In PA2, 97.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In PA2, 3.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PA2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in PA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=PA2) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Renfrewshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is PA2.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=PA2) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Renfrewshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is PA2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PA2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PA2 had 40,640 usual residents at the census.

## How PA2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PA2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 40,640 | most populated | 61 postcode districts, PA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 20th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 61 postcode districts, PA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.7% | 3rd highest | 61 postcode districts, PA · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.1% | joint 10th highest | 42 postcode districts, PA · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of PA2?

PA2 had 40,640 usual residents at the census.
PA2 is the 437th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in PA2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Paisley Central West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019442) | 666 | – | – | 89.4% |
| [Paisley Central West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019443) | 1,097 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019426) | 533 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019427) | 648 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019428) | 754 | – | – | 96.4% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019429) | 800 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019430) | 569 | – | – | 89.7% |
| [Paisley Dykebar - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019431) | 701 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019432) | 1,121 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Paisley East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019433) | 1,099 | – | – | 98.4% |
| [Paisley East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019434) | 737 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019435) | 553 | – | – | 92.2% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019391) | 767 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019392) | 572 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019393) | 704 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019394) | 518 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019395) | 688 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019396) | 836 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Foxbar - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019397) | 854 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Paisley Glenburn East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019410) | 643 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019411) | 648 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019412) | 710 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Paisley Glenburn East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019413) | 646 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Paisley Glenburn East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019414) | 881 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019405) | 1,021 | – | – | 99.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019406) | 844 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019407) | 734 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019408) | 584 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley Glenburn West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019409) | 781 | – | – | 93.2% |
| [Paisley South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019415) | 863 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Paisley South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019416) | 1,062 | – | – | 93.3% |
| [Paisley South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019417) | 1,021 | – | – | 97.7% |
| [Paisley South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019418) | 707 | – | – | 90.9% |
| [Paisley South East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019419) | 753 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019420) | 1,006 | – | – | 94.8% |
| [Paisley South East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019421) | 841 | – | – | 98.1% |
| [Paisley South East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019422) | 735 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019423) | 723 | – | – | 81.7% |
| [Paisley South East - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019424) | 979 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Paisley South East - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019425) | 787 | – | – | 88.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019398) | 656 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019399) | 789 | – | – | 97.8% |
| [Paisley South West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019400) | 817 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019401) | 495 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019402) | 463 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019403) | 411 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley South West - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019404) | 813 | – | – | 94.1% |
| [Paisley West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019384) | 645 | – | – | 93.0% |
| [Paisley West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019385) | 603 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019386) | 795 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019387) | 785 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019388) | 883 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019389) | 819 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Paisley West - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019390) | 769 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/neighbourhood/s01019324) | 932 | – | – | 90.1% |

## Your MP

- [Paisley and Renfrewshire South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south): Johanna Baxter (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Paisley and Renfrewshire North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-north): Alison Taylor (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in PA2

[Paisley Dykebar](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-dykebar), [Paisley East](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-east), [Paisley Foxbar](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-foxbar), [Paisley Glenburn East](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-glenburn-east), [Paisley Glenburn West](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-glenburn-west), [Paisley South](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-south), [Paisley South East](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-south-east), [Paisley South West](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-south-west), [Paisley West](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire/paisley-west)

## Postcode sectors in PA2

[PA2 0 (165 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2-0), [PA2 6 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2-6), [PA2 7 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2-7), [PA2 8 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2-8), [PA2 9 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2-9)

## Council

[Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire)

## Towns in PA2

[Paisley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paisley)

## Postcode districts next to PA2

[G52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g52), [G53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53), [G78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78), [PA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa1), [PA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa5), [PA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Paisley Canal (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.4241,55.8401), [Johnstone (Renfrewshire) (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.5036,55.8347), [Paisley Gilmour Street (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.4245,55.8473), [Paisley St James (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.4424,55.8521)

## More in the PA postcode area

[All PA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PA2 in brief

PA2 is a postcode district covering Paisley, Brediland and Glenburn, in Renfrewshire.
About 41,369 people lived in PA2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
PA2 had 40,640 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in PA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PA2, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PA2, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PA2
- Postcode area: [PA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa)
- Constituency: [Paisley and Renfrewshire South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south)
- Council: [Renfrewshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire)
- Area: 33.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,369*
- Neighbourhoods: 55
- Output areas: 358

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[G78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78), [PA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa5), [PA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa1), [PA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa9), [G53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53), [G52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g52)

## Latest updates for PA2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PA2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2#f-population.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2