Paisley
TownTown in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Paisley is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Paisley 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.
Radon Affected Area by town
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
Under 1%90% or more
About 14% of people in Paisley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Paisley compares
Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.
PaisleyMiddle
Population117 towns, Scotland · 2021
76,6135th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares117 towns, Scotland · 2022
14%43rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026
98.4%6th highest
Claimant rate117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026
3.8%joint 26th highest
What is the population of Paisley?
Paisley had 76,613 usual residents at the census.
Paisley is the 141st most populated of 1,209 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in Paisley
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 06 | 797 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Elderslie and Phoenix - 07 | 622 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| Paisley Central East - 01 | 730 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Central East - 02 | 989 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Paisley Central East - 03 | 609 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Paisley Central East - 04 | 575 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Central West - 01 | 666 | No figure | No figure | 89.4% |
| Paisley Central West - 02 | 1,097 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Paisley Central West - 03 | 1,330 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Paisley Central West - 04 | 831 | No figure | No figure | 95.4% |
| Paisley Central West - 05 | 616 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 01 | 533 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 02 | 648 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 03 | 754 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 04 | 800 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 05 | 569 | No figure | No figure | 89.7% |
| Paisley Dykebar - 06 | 701 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley East - 01 | 1,121 | No figure | No figure | 98.9% |
| Paisley East - 02 | 1,099 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Paisley East - 03 | 737 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley East - 04 | 553 | No figure | No figure | 92.2% |
| Paisley East - 05 | 436 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley East - 06 | 821 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 01 | 556 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 02 | 642 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 03 | 655 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 04 | 956 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 05 | 512 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 06 | 473 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Paisley Ferguslie - 07 | 396 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 01 | 767 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 02 | 572 | No figure | No figure | 99.3% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 03 | 704 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 04 | 518 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 05 | 688 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 06 | 836 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Foxbar - 07 | 854 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 01 | 900 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 02 | 742 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 03 | 622 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 04 | 848 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 05 | 886 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 06 | 556 | No figure | No figure | 94.8% |
| Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 07 | 633 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn East - 01 | 643 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn East - 02 | 648 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn East - 03 | 710 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Paisley Glenburn East - 04 | 646 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Paisley Glenburn East - 05 | 881 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn West - 01 | 1,021 | No figure | No figure | 99.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn West - 02 | 844 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn West - 03 | 734 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn West - 04 | 584 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Glenburn West - 05 | 781 | No figure | No figure | 93.2% |
| Paisley North - 01 | 921 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Paisley North - 02 | 683 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North - 03 | 899 | No figure | No figure | 95.4% |
| Paisley North - 04 | 691 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North - 05 | 583 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North - 06 | 1,048 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North - 07 | 1,014 | No figure | No figure | 59.6% |
| Paisley North East - 01 | 1,040 | No figure | No figure | 98.5% |
| Paisley North East - 02 | 920 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North East - 03 | 765 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North East - 04 | 882 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Paisley North East - 05 | 909 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North East - 06 | 909 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North East - 07 | 556 | No figure | No figure | 90.5% |
| Paisley North West - 01 | 675 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North West - 02 | 728 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North West - 03 | 577 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley North West - 04 | 601 | No figure | No figure | 95.6% |
| Paisley North West - 05 | 530 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Paisley North West - 06 | 936 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ralston - 03 | 836 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ralston - 04 | 1,002 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley Ralston - 05 | 992 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South - 01 | 863 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Paisley South - 02 | 1,062 | No figure | No figure | 93.3% |
| Paisley South - 03 | 1,021 | No figure | No figure | 97.7% |
| Paisley South - 04 | 707 | No figure | No figure | 90.9% |
| Paisley South East - 01 | 753 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South East - 02 | 1,006 | No figure | No figure | 94.8% |
| Paisley South East - 03 | 841 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
| Paisley South East - 04 | 735 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South East - 05 | 723 | No figure | No figure | 81.7% |
| Paisley South East - 06 | 979 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Paisley South East - 07 | 787 | No figure | No figure | 88.0% |
| Paisley South West - 01 | 656 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South West - 02 | 789 | No figure | No figure | 97.8% |
| Paisley South West - 03 | 817 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South West - 04 | 495 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South West - 05 | 463 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South West - 06 | 411 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley South West - 07 | 813 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| Paisley West - 01 | 645 | No figure | No figure | 93.0% |
| Paisley West - 02 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley West - 03 | 795 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley West - 04 | 785 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley West - 05 | 883 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Paisley West - 06 | 819 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Renfrew South West - 01 | 489 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Renfrew South West - 02 | 619 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 05 | 932 | No figure | No figure | 90.1% |
Your MP
- Johanna BaxterLabourMP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
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Council1
Postcode districts covering Paisley4
Middle areas in Paisley18
- Paisley Central East
- Paisley Central West
- Paisley Dykebar
- Paisley East
- Paisley Ferguslie
- Paisley Foxbar
- Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington
- Paisley Glenburn East
- Paisley Glenburn West
- Paisley North
- Paisley North East
- Paisley North West
- Paisley Ralston
- Paisley South
- Paisley South East
- Paisley South West
- Paisley West
- Renfrew South West
Towns near Paisley6
Paisley in brief
Paisley is a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
About 78,876 people lived in Paisley in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Paisley had 76,613 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Paisley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Paisley, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Paisley, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.