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Houston, Crosslee and Linwood

Ward

North east Renfrewshire. About 16,873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 15% of people in Houston, Crosslee and Linwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,362
528th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
15%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Houston, Crosslee and Linwood compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Houston, Crosslee and LinwoodMiddle
Population12 wards, Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 11,421 to 19,704. The middle area is 15,941. Houston, Crosslee and Linwood is 16,362.
16,3626th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Renfrewshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 0.0% to 74.0%. The middle area is 18.0%. Houston, Crosslee and Linwood is 15.0%.
15%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Renfrewshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 89.6% to 99.5%. The middle area is 97.4%. Houston, Crosslee and Linwood is 97.9%.
97.9%6th highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Renfrewshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 3.2%. Houston, Crosslee and Linwood is 2.1%.
2.1%3rd lowest

What is the population of Houston, Crosslee and Linwood?

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood had 16,362 usual residents at the census.

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood is the 528th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Renfrewshire

These figures are published for the whole of Renfrewshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Renfrewshire and not Houston, Crosslee and Linwood alone. See Renfrewshire

Average house price
£157,738
Down 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,734
Joint 145th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
Joint 8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
189,270
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood in brief

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood had 16,362 usual residents at the census.

About 15% of people in Houston, Crosslee and Linwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Houston, Crosslee and Linwood, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Houston, Crosslee and Linwood, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.