PA5 8QJ

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch · Renfrewshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch
Local authority: Renfrewshire
Constituency: Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Postcode district: PA5
Postcode sector: PA5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
PA5 8DY	41 m
PA5 8QL	71 m
PA5 8DZ	80 m
PA5 8SY	83 m
PA5 8QF	85 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: PA5 8QJ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: PA
Postcode district: PA5
Postcode sector: PA5 8
Latitude: 55.835398
Longitude: -4.515756
British National Grid easting: 242,543
British National Grid northing: 663,105

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Renfrewshire · S12000038
Electoral ward: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch · S13003083
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Paisley and Renfrewshire South · S14000102
Output area: S00173155
Lower layer super output area: Johnstone North West - 03 · S01019352
Middle layer super output area: Johnstone North West · S02003583

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Johnstone Rail Station

RLY · Johnstone
0.5 miles
Milliken Park Rail Station

RLY · Millikenpark
1.0 miles
Howwood (Renfrewshire) Rail Station

RLY · Howwood
2.5 miles
Paisley St James Rail Station

RLY · Paisley
3.1 miles
Paisley Canal Rail Station

RLY · Paisley
3.6 miles