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Howwood Renfrewshire

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Local servicesGP surgeryDr Cassidy & Partners2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHowwood Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Anthony's Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryJohnstone High School1.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA6.3 miRailway stationHowwood (Renfrewshire)under a mileBus stationTerminal BuildingGlasgow Airport6.0 miFerryClydebank Ferry Landing8.2 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA9 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA9 postcode district.

County or areaRenfrewshire
Postcode districtPA9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:32 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:46 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,089 residentsin the Renfrewshire Rural South and Howwood census areaMedian age 44.81,568 households90% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright5% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 2,268 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,568 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWalls Lochlake · 1.1 miWhittliemuir Midton Lochlake · 1.4 miWhitehill Glenglen · under a mileSpring Damwater · under a mileMid Damwater · under a mileCorbet Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClyde Muirshiel Regional Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 181 haCochrane Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 38 haThomas Shanks Public Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 13 haHoustoun Squarepark · 2.4 miJohnstone Community Sports Hubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199939 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202650 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,604 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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