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PA3

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Paisley, Linwood and Gallowhill, in Renfrewshire.

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 PA3 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 35% of people in PA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
24,662
1,189th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
35%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How PA3 compares

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

PA3Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA3 is 24,662.
24,6624th 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%. PA3 is 35.0%.
35%joint 27th 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%. PA3 is 97.0%.
97.0%6th 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%. PA3 is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of PA3?

PA3 had 24,662 usual residents at the census.

PA3 is the 1,189th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA3

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Elderslie and Phoenix - 06797No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood North - 01660No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood North - 02865No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood North - 03960No figureNo figure99.8%
Linwood North - 04676No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood North - 05624No figureNo figure99.3%
Linwood North - 06658No figureNo figure99.2%
Linwood South - 01770No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood South - 02519No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood South - 03836No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood South - 04586No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood South - 05608No figureNo figure100.0%
Linwood South - 06862No figureNo figure99.2%
Paisley Ferguslie - 01556No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Ferguslie - 02642No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Ferguslie - 03655No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Ferguslie - 04956No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Ferguslie - 05512No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Ferguslie - 06473No figureNo figure99.2%
Paisley Ferguslie - 07396No figureNo figure97.4%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 01900No figureNo figure99.5%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 02742No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 03622No figureNo figure99.7%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 04848No figureNo figure99.8%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 05886No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 06556No figureNo figure94.8%
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington - 07633No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley North - 01921No figureNo figure97.4%
Paisley North - 02683No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley North - 03899No figureNo figure95.4%
Paisley North - 04691No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley North - 05583No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley North - 061,048No figureNo figure100.0%
Paisley North - 071,014No figureNo figure59.6%
Renfrew South West - 01489No figureNo figure100.0%

MPs for PA3

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

Middle areas in PA35

Postcode sectors in PA35

Council1

Towns in PA32

Postcode districts next to PA37

Nearest rail stations4

More in the PA postcode area2

PA3 in brief

PA3 is a postcode district covering Paisley, Linwood and Gallowhill, in Renfrewshire.

About 25,010 people lived in PA3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA3 had 24,662 usual residents at the census.

About 35% of people in PA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In PA3, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA3, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.