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Inverclyde

Inverclyde has 78,399 residents in 37,367 households (Scotland's Census 2022); 16% are aged 15–29 and 36% of households rent their home.

Local authority · 7 wards · 2,327 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
78,399residentsScotland's Census 2022
81%homes with gigabit broadbandOfcom, July 2025
22%green within 500 mpostcode average
35services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Inverclyde.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Inverclyde: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Inverclyde: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Inverclyde: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Inverclyde: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2, Scottish Government · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 7 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Inverclyde's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabit
Inverclyde Central16%4518%44%46%435 m89%
Inverclyde East45%3215%68%18%3.9 km75%
Inverclyde East Central25%2716%62%40%577 m69%
Inverclyde North5%10614%60%67%513 m80%
Inverclyde South14%4217%59%40%670 m97%
Inverclyde South West26%1416%74%11%1.1 km49%
Inverclyde West24%5714%79%46%1.1 km71%

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Safety.

Police Scotland does not publish street-level crime data on data.police.uk, so Inverclyde reports leave out the safety block rather than estimate it.

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Inverclyde each year, 2021–2025: 96 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

202135
202233
202333
202448
202539

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Inverclyde with a published hygiene rating.

545rated food businessesin total
94%passed their last inspectionlatest inspection
33told improvement is requiredlatest inspection

In Scotland, council food safety officers either pass a business or tell it that improvement is required. A result reflects the hygiene standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Inverclyde that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

80.8%gigabit-capablehomes
49.6%full fibrehomes
98.7%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.0%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

36 of Inverclyde's 114 data zones are in the most deprived tenth of Scotland on the 2020v2 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)36
Decile 216
Decile 39
Decile 46
Decile 56
Decile 610
Decile 79
Decile 86
Decile 913
Decile 10 (least deprived)3

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 ranks 6,976 data zones in Scotland from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). It is ranked within Scotland only and cannot be compared with the English or Welsh indices. It describes areas, not every household in them.

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2, Scottish Government

Wards of Inverclyde.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.