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PA18

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Wemyss Bay and Upper Skelmorlie, in Inverclyde.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PA18 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in PA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,373
299th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How PA18 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

PA18Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA18 is 2,373.
2,37323rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares61 postcode districts, PA · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 30.0%. PA18 is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage61 postcode districts, PA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 0.0% to 98.9%. The middle area is 23.0%. PA18 is 84.7%.
84.7%19th highest
Claimant rate42 postcode districts, PA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in PA42 areas from 0.0% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. PA18 is 1.5%.
1.5%11th lowest

What is the population of PA18?

PA18 had 2,373 usual residents at the census.

PA18 is the 299th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA18

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Inverkip and Wemyss Bay - 03675No figureNo figure60.4%
Inverkip and Wemyss Bay - 04541No figureNo figure98.2%
Inverkip and Wemyss Bay - 05523No figureNo figure94.0%
Inverkip and Wemyss Bay - 06626No figureNo figure99.5%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in PA181

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Postcode districts next to PA182

Nearest rail stations3

More in the PA postcode area2

PA18 in brief

PA18 is a postcode district covering Wemyss Bay and Upper Skelmorlie, in Inverclyde.

About 2,283 people lived in PA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA18 had 2,373 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in PA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In PA18, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA18, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.