Paisley
Paisley is covered by postcode districts PA1, PA2, PA3 and PA4. It is in the Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Paisley, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 36
- Some can get gigabit: 100
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 1,851
- Ofcom gives no figure: 97
Of the 2,084 postcodes in Paisley that ONS places, 36 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 100 have some that can, 1,851 can all get it and 97 have no Ofcom figure.
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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.8391, longitude -4.4277. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
36 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
What is it like to live in Paisley?
At 1,851 of the 1,987 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Paisley Canal, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Paisley?
68 of the 2,084 postcodes now in use in Paisley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Paisley?
Ofcom reports on 1,987 of the 2,084 postcodes in Paisley. At 1,851 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Paisley?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Paisley is Paisley Canal Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.
- Paisley Canal Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
- Paisley Gilmour Street Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
- Paisley St James Rail Station Railway station 1.7 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Paisley?
- Council
- Renfrewshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South (1,437) and Paisley and Renfrewshire North (647)
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Paisley
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
Paisley postcodes
2,084 postcodes in use in Paisley, by district:
Those districts are all in the PA postcode area.
Check a Paisley postcode
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Places near Paisley
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Paisley
- What is it like to live in Paisley?
- At 1,851 of the 1,987 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Paisley Canal, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Paisley?
- Paisley is covered by postcode districts PA1, PA2, PA3 and PA4, across 2,084 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Paisley in?
- Paisley is in the Renfrewshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Paisley have a railway station?
- Yes: Paisley Canal is 250 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Paisley, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Paisley?
- Ofcom reports on 1,987 of the 2,084 postcodes in Paisley. At 1,851 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Paisley?
- 68 of the 2,084 postcodes now in use in Paisley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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