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Paisley Southwest

Ward

South east Renfrewshire. About 15,478 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 1% of people in Paisley Southwest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,519
696th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
1%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Paisley Southwest compares

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

Paisley SouthwestMiddle
Population12 wards, Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 11,421 to 19,704. The middle area is 15,941. Paisley Southwest is 15,519.
15,5196th least 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%. Paisley Southwest is 1.0%.
1%joint 4th 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%. Paisley Southwest is 99.3%.
99.3%2nd 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%. Paisley Southwest is 3.6%.
3.6%3rd highest

What is the population of Paisley Southwest?

Paisley Southwest had 15,519 usual residents at the census.

Paisley Southwest is the 696th 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 Paisley Southwest 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
Paisley Southwest in brief

Paisley Southwest had 15,519 usual residents at the census.

About 1% of people in Paisley Southwest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Paisley Southwest, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Paisley Southwest, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.