Area Guide & Property Statistics for Renfrewshire

Property Sales

  2015 2014 Annual Change
Average property price in Renfrewshire £134,165 £128,986 4.00%
Volume of sales in Renfrewshire 3135 2943 6.50%

Property Asking Price Report for Renfrewshire - October 2007 to September 2016

This report displays the average asking prices for property for sale in Renfrewshire for each month from October 2007 to September 2016. The price trends are broken down by property type and number of bedrooms.

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Average Asking Prices by Type in Renfrewshire 

  Oct-07 Sep-16 Change
Detached £309,437 £362,923 17%
Semi £167,955 £172,753 3%
Terraced £165,715 £133,183 -20%
Flat £130,899 £93,150 -29%
All £192,804 £193,743 0%

Average Asking Prices by Number of Bedrooms in Renfrewshire

  Oct-07 Sep-16 Change
5+ Bedrooms £493,634 £469,704 -5%
4 Bedrooms £287,632 £303,012 5%
3 Bedrooms £175,862 £170,658 -3%
2 Bedrooms £122,037 £104,501 -14%
1 Bedroom £73,075 £67,018 -8%
All £192,804 £193,743 0%

Number of Properties Found Advertised for Sale in Renfrewshire by Type

  Aug-08 Sep-16 Change
Detached 355 312 -12%
Semi 479 167 -65%
Terraced 187 75 -60%
Flat 599 482 -20%
Unknown 135 80 -
Total 1755 1116 -36%

Number of Properties Found Advertised for Sale in Renfrewshire by Number of Bedrooms

  Aug-08 Sep-16 Change
5+ Bedrooms 88 114 30%
4 Bedrooms 280 213 -24%
3 Bedrooms 679 266 -61%
2 Bedrooms 564 347 -38%
1 Bedroom 139 149 7%
Unknown 5 27 -
Total 1755 1116 -36%

Area Guide Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being East Renfrewshire to the east and Inverclyde to the west. It also shares borders with Glasgow, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire. The term Renfrewshire may also be used to refer to this historic county, also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire, which remains in use as a registration county and lieutenancy area.

Although containing the traditional county town of Renfrew, from which its name derives, the centre of local government in Renfrewshire is found in the nearby town of Paisley, which is the area's main settlement. Renfrewshire borders the south-west of Glasgow, lying on the south bank of the River Clyde, and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages.

Transport

Renfrewshire is home to Scotland's second busiest airport, Glasgow International Airport, at Abbotsinch between Paisley and Renfrew. It is served by the M8 motorway, which terminates in the area, just east of Langbank, and is a major artery between northwest and southwest Scotland, via the Erskine Bridge.

The presence of the airport and the proximity to Glasgow means that Renfrewshire supports one of the busiest transport infrastructures in Scotland.

Renfrewshire also has good bus links provided by: Mcgills Bus Services and First Buses these are the main bus service operators although there are a few smaller operators.

Places of interest and events

Places of interest include the historic Castle Semple Loch at Lochwinnoch which is part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Coats Observatory in Paisley, the Erskine Bridge, the country park at Gleniffer Braes, south of Paisley, St Mirren Park (home of St Mirren F.C.), Muirshiel Country Park, Paisley Abbey and the Weaver's Cottage at Kilbarchan, in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

The Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire close to the boundary with Glasgow is home to leading professional basketball team, the Scottish Rocks, who compete in the British Basketball League. The arena was also host to the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships.

Education

Renfrewshire has 11 secondary schools, 51 primary schools and 3 schools for children with additional support needs. Further education is provided by Paisley Campus of West College Scotland in Paisley, which caters to around 20,000 students. The college also has sites in Inverclyde and West Dumbartonshire.

The University of the West of Scotland is the single higher education provider in Renfrewshire; a new university the UWS was granted university status in 1992 as the University of Paisley. Prior to this, the Paisley Technical College and School of Art was a Central Institution or polytechnic. In 2007 the university merged with Bell College, a further education college in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and the UWS name was adopted. The university today has sites across the west of Scotland, notably also in Ayr and a joint campus in Dumfries; the main campus remains in Paisley.

History

Present day Renfrewshire borders the south-west of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. Renfrewshire also has boundaries with North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire. Although by area one of Scotland's smallest unitary authorities (excluding the cities), it is one of the country's most populous areas, being the fifth largest unitary authority and the ninth largest including the city authorities.

The ancient county of Renfrewshire covered a larger area — including both Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire. This area still exists in the form of a lieutenancy area and registration county, and has a statutory funding board called the Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board. The county was traditionally based around its seat, the Royal Burgh of Renfrew and as such was also known as the County of Renfrew.

There was also a district named Renfrew which existed between 1975 and 1996. Renfrew District covered a slightly larger area than the present local authority area, and included the towns of Barrhead, Neilston and Uplawmoor, which, following the abolition of Strathclyde Regional Council region in 1996, were transferred into the new East Renfrewshire unitary local authority.