# Gourock

Town in Inverclyde, Scotland.

Gourock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland. About 10,644 people.

Town. Code S45000379. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde)

Gourock is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Gourock add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Population: 10,883** (2021). Gourock had 10,883 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 280th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/gourock#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 63%** (2022). About 63% of people in Gourock 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/town/gourock#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.5%** (January 2026). In Gourock, 81.5% 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/town/gourock#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 2.0%** (August 2026). In Gourock, 2.0% 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/town/gourock#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000379) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 63% of people in Gourock 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=S45000379) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Inverclyde, where most of this town lies. The outline is Gourock.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000379) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Inverclyde, where most of this town lies. The outline is Gourock.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000379) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Gourock had 10,883 usual residents at the census.

## How Gourock compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Gourock | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 10,883 | 38th least populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 63% | 23rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.5% | joint 12th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 2.0% | joint 20th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Gourock?

Gourock had 10,883 usual residents at the census.
Gourock is the 280th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Gourock

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018017) | 781 | – | – | 51.6% |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018018) | 637 | – | – | 77.9% |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018019) | 621 | – | – | 94.8% |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018020) | 476 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018021) | 623 | – | – | 88.5% |
| [Gourock Central and Upper East  - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018022) | 543 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Gourock East, Greenock West and Lyle Road - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018040) | 589 | – | – | 87.6% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018011) | 804 | – | – | 90.5% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018012) | 760 | – | – | 96.7% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018013) | 725 | – | – | 87.3% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018014) | 746 | – | – | 74.9% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018015) | 448 | – | – | 76.4% |
| [Gourock Upper and West Central  - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018016) | 718 | – | – | 82.1% |
| [West Braeside and West Gourock - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018008) | 811 | – | – | 89.6% |
| [West Braeside and West Gourock - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018009) | 982 | – | – | 72.5% |
| [West Braeside and West Gourock - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/neighbourhood/s01018010) | 528 | – | – | 82.5% |

## Your MP

- [Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverclyde-and-renfrewshire-west): Martin McCluskey (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.

## Council

[Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde)

## Postcode districts covering Gourock

[PA19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa19)

## Middle areas in Gourock

[Gourock Central and Upper East](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/gourock-central-and-upper-east), [Gourock Upper and West Central](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/gourock-upper-and-west-central), [West Braeside and West Gourock](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde/west-braeside-and-west-gourock)

## Towns near Gourock

[Greenock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greenock), [Port Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-glasgow), [Helensburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/helensburgh), [Dumbarton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dumbarton), [Balloch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/balloch), [Largs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/largs)

## Gourock in brief

Gourock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland.
About 10,644 people lived in Gourock in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Gourock had 10,883 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in Gourock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gourock, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Gourock, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000379
- Constituency: [Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverclyde-and-renfrewshire-west)
- Council: [Inverclyde †](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 3.57 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,644*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 101

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Greenock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greenock), [Port Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-glasgow), [Helensburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/helensburgh), [Dumbarton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dumbarton), [Balloch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/balloch), [Largs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/largs)

## Latest updates for Gourock

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000379

## How to cite

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

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/gourock