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Living in Howwood: Liveability Score 42/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Howwood scores 42/100 overall, across 8 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 77/100 against a national town median of 47/100. That is 8 points below the national benchmark of 50, the middle half of all UK towns and villages.

Also scoring 80 or better: environment (80). Healthcare (8), lifestyle (18) and schools (28) all fall below 30/100. For the surrounding area, see PA9 postcode district.

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
80
Air Quality NO₂ 3.8 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7 µg/m³
83
Green Space 72
Parks Adequate 4
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools
28
1 school in area · 7 within 4km
1Good
  • Howwood Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2013
    Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
8
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary89.1 mi
Community Paramedic Service109 mi
Hexham General Hospital112.8 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust79.7 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryDr Cassidy & Partners2.3 mi
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
53
Full fibre (FTTP)91%
available across Renfrewshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
91.6%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
91.6%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.5%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 40 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
79
Employment rate64.9%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed65.4%Unemployed1.8%Retired22.3%Student3.2%Other inactive7.2%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial47.1%Skilled & technical33.9%Routine & elementary19%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications38.2%
Home ownership86.7%
Among the least-deprived 29% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Renfrewshire · 2025-26
A £1,049
B £1,223
C £1,398
D £1,573
E £2,067
F £2,556
G £3,080
H £3,854
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
34
Howwood 0.2 mi
Milliken Park 1.4 mi
Johnstone 2.7 mi
J29 M8 5.3 mi
J29 M8 5.7 mi
J28A M8 5.9 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
18
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes Some 2
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping Some 2
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Howwood. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Kilbarchan 49 1.8 mi away ⇄
Johnstone 63 2.2 mi away ⇄
Brookfield 46 2.7 mi away ⇄
Lochwinnoch 46 2.9 mi away ⇄
Elderslie 62 3.2 mi away ⇄
Bridge of Weir 41 3.2 mi away ⇄
Linwood 60 3.5 mi away ⇄
Crosslee 53 3.6 mi away ⇄
Craigends 53 3.6 mi away ⇄
Uplawmoor 39 3.9 mi away ⇄
Houston 48 4.0 mi away ⇄
Quarriers Village 35 4.6 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Howwood a nice place to live?

Howwood has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Howwood is 42/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Howwood?

Among the top-rated schools in Howwood is Howwood Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Howwood in total.

Postcode districts in Howwood

PA9 42 ⇄

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