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Pubs 26 Restaurants 108 Shops 237 Supermarkets 12 Takeaways 69 Cinemas 1 Attractions 87 Business services 16 Education 85 Health and beauty 162 Home improvement 80 Leisure 18 Property services 50




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County or areaInverclyde
Postcode districtPA18
Telephone code01475
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:33 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:48 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,053 residentsin the Inverkip and Wemyss Bay census areaMedian age 48.32,482 households91% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright2% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,208 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,872 mm of rain a year, 67 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January26 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 10°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 11°CONovember: 4 to 8°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Wemysscastle · under a mileInverkip power stationhistoric site · under a mileArdgowan Castlecastle · 1.8 miWhiting Baybay · under a mileWemyss Baybay · under a mileBlackfield Lochlake · 1.9 miKelly Glenglen · 1.2 miLeapmoor Forestforest · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSkelmorlie Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 37 haCastle Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199937 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband5.6% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,589 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCowal Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryDr Rai's Practice1.6 miPharmacyMr J B Spence3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistIvy Cottage Dental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationDunoon Police Station4.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wemyss Bay - Shore Road1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWemyss Bay Primary Schoolright herePrimaryInverkip Primary School1.4 miSecondaryInverclyde Academy4.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA18 miRailway stationWemyss Bay1.0 miBus stationNicolson StreetGreenock6.3 miFerryWemyss Bay Ferry Terminal1.1 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationGreenock1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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