Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PA1 2HJ
Postcode
PA1 2HJ
Coordinates
55.8393, -4.4325
Grid reference
NS477633
Easting
247,768
Northing
663,348
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRHQ8+PX
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Least Deprived 10%799
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 799 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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 - 02 S01019443
S01019443MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Paisley Central West S02003599
S02003599LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Paisley Central - 05 S01012130
S01012130MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Paisley Central S02002274
S02002274Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:50 AM
Sunrise
8:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 AM
Sunset (today)
8:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 2HJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 799 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01019443 and MSOA S02003599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA1 2HJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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