Paisley
Paisley is covered by postcode districts PA1, PA2, PA3 and PA4. It is in the Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Paisley, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 68
- In use before 2020: 2,016
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 2,084 postcodes in Paisley that ONS places, 68 are new since 2020 and 2,016 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 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.
The 5 newest postcodes
3 further out, not drawn
These postcodes lie well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without them to show the rest closer; they are in every count.
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. It has 20 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Paisley Canal, 250 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 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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 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.
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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Paisley?
The open schools at the postcodes in Paisley (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Mary's Primary School950 m School website
- St Charles' Primary School950 m School website
- West Primary School1.0 km School website
- Lochfield Primary School1.3 km School website
- Bushes Primary School1.4 km School website
- St John Ogilvie Primary School1.5 km School website
- Williamsburgh Primary School1.5 km School website
- St Fergus Primary School1.8 km School website
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 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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities.
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.
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Places near Paisley
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Paisley
- What is the postcode for Paisley?
- Postcode districts PA1, PA2, PA3 and PA4, with 2,084 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Paisley in?
- Renfrewshire. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Paisley?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St Mary's Primary School, St Charles' Primary School and West Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Castlehead High School, Paisley Grammar School and Gleniffer High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Paisley have a railway station?
- Yes: Paisley Canal station, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- 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.
- 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.
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
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.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
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