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Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire

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Local servicesGP surgeryNeilston Medical Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryUplawmoor Primary Schoolright hereSecondaryJohnstone High School4.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA7.9 miRailway stationNeilston2.9 miBus stationWillowparkBurnhouse4.5 miFerryBraehead Shopping Centre Ferry Landing9.3 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G78 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G78 postcode district.

County or areaEast Renfrewshire
Postcode districtG78
Telephone code01505
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:32 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:45 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,536 residentsin the Neilston West and Uplawmoor census areaMedian age 45.91,483 households93% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 3% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,799 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,668 mm of rain a year, 60 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January67 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Libolake · under a milePollick Glenglen · under a mileTennoch Hillhill · under a mileLochliboside Hillshills · 1.2 miCaldwell Lawhill · under a mileWhittliemuir Midton Lochlake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGleniffer Braes Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 430 haArthurlie House Public Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haThomas Shanks Public Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199939 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,519 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 240 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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