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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 294 m straight lineabout 4 min
Branchton Rail Station
Rail
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Drumfrochar Rail Station
Rail
- 2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
Greenock West Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near PA16 0WF
not available in Scotland gov.scot
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4238
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 13
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4518.5
- Employment
- 4403
- Health
- 4193
- Education
- 3267
- Access
- 1926
- Crime
- 3982
- Housing
- 2437
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around PA16 0WF
Other postcode pages in the same local area as PA16 0WF.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA16 0WF
Postcode
PA16 0WF
Coordinates
55.9400, -4.7989
Grid reference
NS252754
Easting
225,284
Northing
675,425
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QW6R2+2C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Greenock
ITL Region
Inverclyde
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Inverclyde
Local Authority
Council AreaInverclyde and Renfrewshire West S14000093
Constituency
S14000093Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Inverclyde South
Constituency code
S14000093
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Inverclyde
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
Inverclyde Community Health and Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Inverclyde Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig - 04 S01018026
S01018026MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig S02003343
S02003343LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kilmacolm, Quarriers, Greenock Upper East/Central - 05 S01010823
S01010823MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kilmacolm, Quarriers, Greenock Upper East/Central S02002035
S02002035Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:14 AM
Sunrise
4:51 PM
Sunset
9 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
4:51 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentJanuary 2023 — Introduced
Postcode PA16 0WF introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode PA16 0WF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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