Renfrew

Renfrew is covered by postcode districts PA3 and PA4. It is in the Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 527 of 546 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 6 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes Nearest station Yoker 2.2 km from the middle, in a straight line MP Alison Taylor Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Every postcode in Renfrew, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 5
Some can get gigabit: 14
Every home and business can get gigabit: 527
Ofcom gives no figure: 3

Of the 549 postcodes in Renfrew that ONS places, 5 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 14 have some that can, 527 can all get it and 3 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 55.8731, longitude -4.3903. 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

PA3 2EU PA4 8AR PA4 8BN PA4 8FA PA4 8FH

What is it like to live in Renfrew?

At 527 of the 546 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Yoker, 2.2 km 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 Renfrew?

14 of the 549 postcodes now in use in Renfrew came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

PA3 2EWsince February 2026 PA4 8GBsince June 2025 PA4 9YBsince April 2025 PA4 8GHsince February 2025 PA4 8GGsince November 2024 PA4 8GFsince February 2024

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 Renfrew?

Ofcom reports on 546 of the 549 postcodes in Renfrew. At 527 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit527 of 546

Postcodes where every home can get superfast541 of 546

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 Renfrew?

The open schools at the postcodes in Renfrew. 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

Secondary

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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 Renfrew?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Renfrew is Yoker Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

Yoker Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
Hillington West Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
Garscadden Rail Station Railway station 2.3 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 Renfrew?

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

All 549 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 Renfrew

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

Renfrew postcodes

549 postcodes in use in Renfrew, by district:

PA4 postcode district,533 postcodes PA3 postcode district,16 postcodes

Those districts are all in the PA postcode area.

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Places near Renfrew

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

Inchinnan3.4 km Clydebank4.0 km Paisley4.4 km Erskine5.1 km Duntocher and Hardgate5.9 km Faifley6.2 km Bearsden6.3 km Bowling and Old Kilpatrick6.9 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Renfrew

What is the postcode for Renfrew?: Postcode districts PA3 and PA4, with 549 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Renfrew in?: Renfrewshire. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Renfrew?: Alison Taylor (Labour), for Paisley and Renfrewshire North. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Renfrew?: Primary schools at its postcodes include Newmains Primary School, St James's Primary School (Renfrew) and Kirklandneuk Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Renfrew High School and Trinity High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Renfrew have a railway station?: The nearest is Yoker station, 2.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Renfrew?: Ofcom reports on 546 of the 549 postcodes in Renfrew. At 527 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Renfrew?: 14 of the 549 postcodes now in use in Renfrew 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.

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