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Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is a council area in Scotland. 12 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Renfrewshire and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£163k

Lower than 93% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 2.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedroomsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.1

Lower than 96% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical homeNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or vanNot available

Published for England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station30.1%

Higher than 61% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket61.8%

Lower than 72% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacyNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available91%

Higher than 84% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 householdsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year35.6

Lower than 68% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlierNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.3

Lower than 68% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 73% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th lowest of the 31 councils in Scotland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.3

Higher than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women56.5 yrs

Lower than 88% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 4.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home59.8 ha

Higher than 85% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean7.1 µg/m³

Lower than 59% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 32 councils in Scotland.

Down 30.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Renfrewshire shares a boundary with East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde and North Ayrshire. Lowest first.

Average house price, all homes
  1. Inverclyde£109k
  2. North Ayrshire£142k
  3. Renfrewshire£163k
  4. Glasgow City£194k
  5. East Renfrewshire£295k
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. North Ayrshire3.7 µg/m³
  2. Inverclyde4.4 µg/m³
  3. East Renfrewshire6.7 µg/m³
  4. Renfrewshire7.1 µg/m³
  5. Glasgow City10.9 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Renfrewshire30.1%
  2. North Ayrshire32.1%
  3. East Renfrewshire60.2%
  4. Inverclyde66.1%
  5. Glasgow City77.2%

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