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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Lochwinnoch Rail Station
Rail
- 4.7 km straight lineabout 59 min
Howwood (Renfrewshire) Rail Station
Rail
- 6.7 km straight lineabout 83 min
Glengarnock Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA12 4AJ
Registers of Scotland · Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£500,000
Median price: £465,000
2023 sales · 5 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA12 4AJ
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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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%4941
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5419.5
- Employment
- 6606
- Health
- 5978
- Education
- 5921
- Access
- 474
- Crime
- 924
- Housing
- 5911
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA12 4AJ
Glasgow
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA12 4AJ
Coordinates
55.7938, -4.6320
Grid reference
NS350587
Easting
235,091
Northing
658,748
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQ9V9+G6
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
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch
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
Lochwinnoch - 01 S01019316
S01019316MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lochwinnoch S02003577
S02003577LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood - 01 S01012023
S01012023MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood S02002255
S02002255Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:13 AM
Sunrise
4:50 PM
Sunset
9 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
4:50 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 37 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 PA12 4AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4941 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019316 and MSOA S02003577 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA12 4AJ 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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