Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PA2 6JA
Postcode
PA2 6JA
Coordinates
55.8329, -4.4276
Grid reference
NS480626
Easting
248,052
Northing
662,634
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRHMC+5X
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 10 — Least Deprived 10%6306
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6306 places this postcode in Decile 10 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 Southeast
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 South - 03 S01019417
S01019417MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Paisley South S02003594
S02003594LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Paisley South - 03 S01012106
S01012106MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Paisley South S02002270
S02002270Large 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
8:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 AM
Sunset (today)
8:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentJuly 1986 — Introduced
Postcode PA2 6JA 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 6306 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01019417 and MSOA S02003594 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA2 6JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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