sipuha

PA1 3QA

POSTCODE

A Paisley Northeast and Ralston postcode in Renfrewshire, a 7-minute walk from Paisley Gilmour Street Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Williamsburgh Primary School

    Primary

    0.41 mi

  2. 2
    St Catherine's Primary School

    Primary

    0.42 mi

  3. 3
    St John Ogilvie Primary School

    Primary

    0.45 mi

  4. 4
    Gallowhill Primary School

    Primary

    0.75 mi

  5. 5
    Paisley Grammar School

    Secondary

    0.75 mi

  6. 6
    Castlehead High School

    Secondary

    0.82 mi

Inspection: no overall grade. Sipuha has no link to each school's own reports yet. Find a school's reports on Education Scotland

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School applications

We've matched the postcode to Renfrewshire.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Paisley Gilmour Street Rail Station

    Rail

    541 m straight lineabout 7 min

  • Paisley Canal Rail Station

    Rail

    905 m straight lineabout 11 min

  • Hawkhead Rail Station

    Rail

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · PA1 3QA
Registers of Scotland · Paisley North East - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£153,672
Median price: £115,000
2023 sales · 27 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near PA1 3QA

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People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%
3679
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
11
Quintile
3
Income
2792
Employment
3324
Health
3194
Education
3826
Access
6403
Crime
3973
Housing
3726

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for PA1 3QA

Scotland
Country
Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Ward
Glasgow
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA1 3QA
Coordinates
55.8468, -4.4159
Grid reference
NS488641
Easting
248,840
Northing
664,149
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRHWM+PJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Glasgow
ITL Region
Renfrewshire

Administrative Information

Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Paisley and Renfrewshire North S14000101
Constituency
S14000101
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Constituency code
S14000101
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Renfrewshire

Health & NHS

Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Paisley North - 01 S01019466
S01019466
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Paisley North S02003603
S02003603
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Paisley North East - 01 S01012134
S01012134
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Paisley North East S02002275
S02002275
Large 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

7:27 AM4:34 PM
7:27 AM
Sunrise
4:34 PM
Sunset
9 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
4:34 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PA1 3QA 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 3679 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01019466 and MSOA S02003603 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA1 3QA 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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