Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:32 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:47 am – 3:45 pm
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People5,364 residentsin the Port Glasgow Upper, West and Central census areaMedian age 45.62,599 households62% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright25% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,457 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 53% go by car, 10% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,796 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January36 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWallace's Loupwaterfall · 1.1 miCauldron Linnwaterfall · 2.2 miDougliehill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileDevol Glenglen · 1.1 miHarelaw Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miHigh Auchenleckhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNewark Castle Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCoronation Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haBirkmyre Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haBoglestone Community Centresports ground · under a mileParklea Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199943 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202642 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,764 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverclyde Royal Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryBirkmyre Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM & D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBelhaven Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryNewark Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Michael's Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondarySt Stephen's High School1.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA10 miRailway stationPort Glasgowunder a mileBus stationBus StationPort Glasgowunder a mileFerryGreenock - Victoria Harbour2.7 miBus stops88 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA14 postcode district.
