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Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood

Middle area

South west Renfrewshire. 4,077 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 93 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,089
Joint 1,587th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood

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How Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood compares

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Renfrewshire Rural South and HowwoodMiddle
Population42 middle areas, Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Renfrewshire42 areas from 2,653 to 5,981. The middle area is 4,444. Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood is 4,089.
4,08918th least 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%. Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood is 48.0%.
48%12th 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%. Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood is 89.3%.
89.3%4th 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%. Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood is 0.8%.
0.8%joint 3rd lowest

What is the population of Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood?

Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood had 4,089 usual residents at the census.

Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood is the joint 1,587th 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 Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood 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
Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood in brief

Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood had 4,089 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood, 0.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.