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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 632 m straight lineabout 8 min
Paisley Gilmour Street Rail Station
Rail
- 872 m straight lineabout 11 min
Paisley St James Rail Station
Rail
- 894 m straight lineabout 11 min
Paisley Canal Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA1 2DS
Registers of Scotland · Paisley Central - 08 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£111,483
Median price: £118,750
2023 sales · 25 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA1 2DS
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People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2182
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 7
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2395
- Employment
- 2297
- Health
- 2964
- Education
- 1814
- Access
- 3931
- Crime
- 573
- Housing
- 816
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA1 2DS
Postcode
PA1 2DS
Coordinates
55.8458, -4.4342
Grid reference
NS476640
Easting
247,688
Northing
664,076
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRHW8+88
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Glasgow
ITL Region
Renfrewshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Council AreaPaisley and Renfrewshire South S14000102
Constituency
S14000102Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Paisley Northwest
Constituency code
S14000102
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Renfrewshire
Health & NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Paisley Central West - 05 S01019446
S01019446MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Paisley Central West S02003599
S02003599LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Paisley Central - 08 S01012133
S01012133MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Paisley Central S02002274
S02002274Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:10 AM
Sunrise
4:52 PM
Sunset
9 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:10 AM
Sunset (today)
4:52 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PA1 2DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2182 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01019446 and MSOA S02003599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA1 2DS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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