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Elderslie and Phoenix

Middle area

East Renfrewshire. 5,507 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 62% of people in Elderslie and Phoenix live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,352
2,107th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
62%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Elderslie and Phoenix

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Crime across Renfrewshire

How Elderslie and Phoenix compares

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Elderslie and PhoenixMiddle
Population42 middle areas, Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Renfrewshire42 areas from 2,653 to 5,981. The middle area is 4,444. Elderslie and Phoenix is 5,352.
5,3527th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares42 middle areas, Renfrewshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Renfrewshire42 areas from 0.0% to 93.0%. The middle area is 7.5%. Elderslie and Phoenix is 62.0%.
62%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Renfrewshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Renfrewshire42 areas from 80.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.9%. Elderslie and Phoenix is 97.0%.
97.0%15th lowest
Claimant rate42 middle areas, Renfrewshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Renfrewshire42 areas from 0.5% to 6.5%. The middle area is 2.9%. Elderslie and Phoenix is 1.8%.
1.8%13th lowest

What is the population of Elderslie and Phoenix?

Elderslie and Phoenix had 5,352 usual residents at the census.

Elderslie and Phoenix is the 2,107th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Renfrewshire

These figures are published for the whole of Renfrewshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Renfrewshire and not Elderslie and Phoenix alone. See Renfrewshire

Average house price
£157,738
Down 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,734
Joint 145th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
Joint 8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
189,270
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Elderslie and Phoenix in brief

Elderslie and Phoenix had 5,352 usual residents at the census.

About 62% of people in Elderslie and Phoenix live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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

In Elderslie and Phoenix, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.