Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:31 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:46 am – 3:45 pm
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People5,486 residentsin the Erskine West census areaMedian age 43.52,442 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright16% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,735 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, public administration and defence 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,431 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesErskine Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haWildernesspark · 1.0 mi · 9 haDalmuir Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 12 haErskine Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 124 haErskine Community Allotments Siteallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes113 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199947 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202643 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGolden Jubilee University National Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryAlba Medical Group Glasgow5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyL Rowland & Co (Retail) LTD7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistErskine Dental Care Dental Implant Centrunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBargarran Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt John Bosco Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryPark Mains High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA2.8 miRailway stationKilpatrickOld Kilpatrick1.1 miBus stationBus StationClydebank2.4 miFerryClydebank Ferry Landing2.3 miBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA8 postcode district.
