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PA8

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Erskine, Garnieland and Bargarran, 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 PA8 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 0% of people in PA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,578
980th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How PA8 compares

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

PA8Middle
Population61 postcode districts, PA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PA61 areas from 80 to 40,640. The middle area is 1,025. PA8 is 14,578.
14,5789th 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%. PA8 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. PA8 is 97.6%.
97.6%4th 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%. PA8 is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 14th lowest

What is the population of PA8?

PA8 had 14,578 usual residents at the census.

PA8 is the 980th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in PA8

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Erskine Central - 01683No figureNo figure99.4%
Erskine Central - 02828No figureNo figure89.9%
Erskine Central - 03663No figureNo figure99.7%
Erskine Central - 04586No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine Central - 05707No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine Central - 06555No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine Central - 07692No figureNo figure97.8%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 03499No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 04693No figureNo figure92.3%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 05558No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 06566No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 07479No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 081,020No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine East and Inchinnan - 09499No figureNo figure89.6%
Erskine West - 01652No figureNo figure99.6%
Erskine West - 02612No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine West - 03769No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine West - 04915No figureNo figure98.3%
Erskine West - 051,028No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine West - 06743No figureNo figure100.0%
Erskine West - 07767No figureNo figure97.1%
Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank - 021,206No figureNo figure74.4%

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Middle areas in PA83

Postcode sectors in PA82

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Nearest rail stations4

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PA8 in brief

PA8 is a postcode district covering Erskine, Garnieland and Bargarran, in Renfrewshire.

About 14,666 people lived in PA8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

PA8 had 14,578 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in PA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In PA8, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PA8, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.