# PA5 9NJ: area report for a postcode in Renfrewshire

PA5 9NJ 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 PA5 9NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) › [PA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa5) › [PA5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa5-9)

## 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=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **Johnstone (Renfrewshire), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **£159,992 average price**: For the whole of Renfrewshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PA5 9NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Auchenlodment Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/auchenlodment-primary-school-s8622620) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Wallace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallace-primary-school-s8621721) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Thorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorn-primary-school-s8627428) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Heriot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heriot-primary-school-s8624925) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ardfern Learning Centre- Johnstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ardfern-learning-centre-johnstone-s8680140) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Paul's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-primary-school-s8626227) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Margaret's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-primary-school-s8623120) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cochrane Castle Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cochrane-castle-primary-s8622728) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Elderslie Express (980 m, Tesco)

## 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.

## Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,079** (2021). Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04 had 1,079 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 11,245th 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: 91.3%** (January 2026). In Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04, 91.3% 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: 0.5%** (August 2026). In Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04, 0.5% 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: 69.3%** (2021). 69.3% of residents in Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 7,653rd 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.

## PA5 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 22,786** (2021). PA5 had 22,786 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,291st 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: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in PA5 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In PA5, 98.3% 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: 2.9%** (August 2026). In PA5, 2.9% 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: 55.8279, -4.4903

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=-4.4903,55.8279,PA59NJ

## How to cite

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