Bishopton

Bishopton is covered by postcode district PA7. It is in the Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 170 of 199 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes Nearest station Bishopton 550 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Alison Taylor Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Every postcode in Bishopton, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 8
Some can get gigabit: 21
Every home and business can get gigabit: 170
Ofcom gives no figure: 0

Of the 199 postcodes in Bishopton that ONS places, 8 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 21 have some that can and 170 can all get it.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.9060, longitude -4.5059. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

PA7 5AA PA7 5AW PA7 5DE PA7 5JG PA7 5JY PA7 5LA PA7 5LU PA7 5RT

What is it like to live in Bishopton?

At 170 of the 199 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bishopton, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Bishopton?

22 of the 199 postcodes now in use in Bishopton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

PA7 5LWsince March 2023 PA7 5GJsince September 2021 PA7 5GLsince August 2021 PA7 5SNsince August 2021 PA7 5RSsince July 2021 PA7 5SHsince July 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Bishopton?

Ofcom reports on 199 of the 199 postcodes in Bishopton. At 170 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit170 of 199

Postcodes where every home can get superfast194 of 199

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Bishopton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Bishopton. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Bishopton Primary School400 m Council school, 367 pupils School website

Secondary

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

How far is the station from Bishopton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bishopton is Bishopton Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.

Bishopton Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
Bowling Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
Kilpatrick Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Who runs Bishopton?

Council: Renfrewshire
Parliamentary constituency: Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Police force area: Scotland
Country: Scotland
MP: Alison Taylor (Labour)

All 199 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Bishopton

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Tell Renfrewshire about council tax Council tax, on renfrewshire.gov.uk
Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
Register with a GP practice
Take meter readings on the day you move in
Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Bishopton postcodes

199 postcodes in use in Bishopton, by district:

PA7 postcode district,199 postcodes

That district is in the PA postcode area.

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Places near Bishopton

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Erskine3.3 km Bowling and Old Kilpatrick3.6 km Inchinnan4.7 km Houston5.1 km Dumbarton5.8 km Clydebank6.1 km Duntocher and Hardgate6.2 km Linwood6.4 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Bishopton

What is the postcode for Bishopton?: Postcode district PA7, with 199 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Bishopton in?: Renfrewshire. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Bishopton?: Alison Taylor (Labour), for Paisley and Renfrewshire North. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Bishopton?: Primary schools at its postcodes include Bishopton Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Park Mains High School, 3.0 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Bishopton have a railway station?: Yes: Bishopton station, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Bishopton?: Ofcom reports on 199 of the 199 postcodes in Bishopton. At 170 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Bishopton?: 22 of the 199 postcodes now in use in Bishopton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
National Records of Scotland localities
Ofcom Connected Nations
Scottish Government school list
Department for Transport: NaPTAN
UK Parliament

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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