PA5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Johnstone, Quarrelton and Elderslie, in Renfrewshire.
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 PA5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PA5, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PA5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of PA5?
PA5 had 22,786 usual residents at the census.
PA5 is the 1,291st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in PA5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 01 | 755 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 02 | 654 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 03 | 787 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 04 | 831 | No figure | No figure | 89.7% |
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 05 | 906 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Johnstone North East - 01 | 746 | No figure | No figure | 93.5% |
| Johnstone North East - 02 | 747 | No figure | No figure | 93.2% |
| Johnstone North East - 03 | 594 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone North East - 04 | 884 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Johnstone North East - 05 | 533 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Johnstone North West - 01 | 870 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Johnstone North West - 02 | 900 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone North West - 03 | 1,063 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone North West - 04 | 684 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South East - 01 | 798 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South East - 02 | 819 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South East - 03 | 625 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Johnstone South East - 04 | 903 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South East - 05 | 707 | No figure | No figure | 98.9% |
| Johnstone South West - 01 | 531 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Johnstone South West - 02 | 632 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South West - 03 | 858 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Johnstone South West - 04 | 1,008 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South West - 05 | 641 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South West - 06 | 871 | No figure | No figure | 95.6% |
| Johnstone South West - 07 | 578 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Johnstone South West - 08 | 626 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank - 05 | 608 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank - 06 | 638 | No figure | No figure | 98.2% |
| Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04 | 1,079 | No figure | No figure | 91.3% |
Your MP
- Johanna BaxterLabourMP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in PA56
Postcode sectors in PA54
Council1
Towns in PA51
Postcode districts next to PA56
Nearest rail stations4
More in the PA postcode area2
PA5 in brief
PA5 is a postcode district covering Johnstone, Quarrelton and Elderslie, in Renfrewshire.
About 22,958 people lived in PA5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
PA5 had 22,786 usual residents at the census.
In PA5, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PA5, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.2% of residents in PA5 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.