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Inverclyde · Council area

Population, health and education provision and council administration for Inverclyde, Scotland, with dated sources and counting notes.

Population and demographics

Mid-2025 population estimate: 78,550 people.

Population by age and sex
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal
0–51,993 (2.5%)1,898 (2.4%)3,891 (5.0%)
6–237,483 (9.5%)6,754 (8.6%)14,237 (18.1%)
24–6621,442 (27.3%)22,869 (29.1%)44,311 (56.4%)
67+7,044 (9.0%)9,067 (11.5%)16,111 (20.5%)
All ages37,962 (48.3%)40,588 (51.7%)78,550 (100.0%)

Every percentage is a share of the total area population. Percentages are rounded and may not sum to 100%. Age endpoints are inclusive. Council and health-board figures describe the same population and must not be added together.

Source: NRS population estimates via Public Health Scotland

Population projections, 2022–2047

The 2022-based principal projection is a trend-based scenario, not a prediction. Its 2022 base is separate from the mid-2025 estimates above; the series are not joined. Published 2025-09-30.

Source: National Records of Scotland projections
Projected population: selected years
YearMaleFemaleTotal
202237,72440,62678,350
203036,13138,92875,059
203534,89437,74672,640
204033,52636,42269,948
204731,39634,37065,766
All annual projections, 2022–2047
2022-based projected population
YearMaleFemaleTotal
202237,72440,62678,350
202337,58040,39077,970
202437,39640,19277,588
202537,20240,01277,214
202637,01439,82476,838
202736,81939,60576,424
202836,58839,38275,970
202936,35539,14475,499
203036,13138,92875,059
203135,89238,71174,603
203235,65238,47974,131
203335,40138,23173,632
203435,14237,99273,134
203534,89437,74672,640
203634,63137,49772,128
203734,35937,24471,603
203834,08636,97171,057
203933,81136,69370,504
204033,52636,42269,948
204133,21836,13469,352
204232,91735,85368,770
204332,61735,56368,180
204432,31135,26767,578
204531,99834,97766,975
204631,69034,67866,368
204731,39634,37065,766

Health and care services

Counts describe listed practices or services at their recorded locations, not the number of buildings, staff or available appointments. The categories are separate and are not combined into a health-services grand total.

GP practices

Listed records: 13.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-07-01

Original publication

Practices counted once at their published main address; branch surgeries are not separately counted. Registered patients may live outside this council. Types describe the GP contract. Practice websites are not supplied in this release.

Browse GP practices (13)
  • Ardgowan Medical Practice

    GMS

    Ardgowan Medical Practice, 2 Finnart Street, Greenock, PA16 8HW

  • Birkmyre Medical Practice

    GMS

    Birkmyre Medical Practice, The Health Centre, 2 Bay Street, Port Glasgow, PA14 5EW

  • Cochrane Medical Practice

    17C

    Cochrane Medical Practice, Greenock Health & Care Centre, Wellington Street, Greenock, PA15 4NH

  • Drs Hogan & Allen Practice

    17C

    Drs Hogan & Allen Practice, Greenock Health & Care Centre, Wellington Street, Greenock, PA15 4NH

  • Drs Macdonald & Mitchell

    17C

    Drs Macdonald & Mitchell, The Health Centre, 2 Bay Street, Port Glasgow, PA14 5EW

  • Drs Simpson, Luty & Ormond

    GMS

    Drs Simpson, Luty & Ormond, 'Dorema', Bridge Of Weir Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4AP

  • Gourock Medical Practice

    GMS

    Gourock Medical Practice, Gourock Health Centre, 181 Shore Street, Gourock, PA19 1AQ

  • Lochview Medical Practice

    17C

    Lochview Medical Practice, Greenock Health & Care Centre, Wellington Street, Greenock, PA15 4NH

  • Mount Pleasant Practice

    GMS

    Mount Pleasant Practice, Station View Health Centre, 84 Holmscroft Street, Greenock, PA15 4DG

  • Newark Medical Practice

    GMS

    Newark Medical Practice, The Health Centre, 2 Bay Street, Port Glasgow, PA14 5EW

  • Port Glasgow Medical Centre

    GMS

    Port Glasgow Medical Centre, Medical Centre, 4 Dubbs Place, Port Glasgow, PA14 5UD

  • The New Surgery

    GMS

    The New Surgery, The Cargill Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4LE

  • The Roxburgh Practice

    17C

    The Roxburgh Practice, Station View Health Centre, 84 Holmscroft Street, Greenock, PA15 4DG

NHS dental practices

Listed records: 11.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-03-31

Original publication

Active NHS dental practices at the snapshot date; may also offer private care. Counts practices, not individual dentists. Inclusion does not mean the practice is accepting new NHS patients. Registration counts are not council resident counts.

Browse NHS dental practices (11)
  • ARDGOWAN DENTAL CARE

    NHS dental practice

    12A UNION STREET, GREENOCK, PA168JJ

  • BELHAVEN DENTAL SURGERY

    NHS dental practice

    SCARLOW HOUSE,2 SCARLOW ST, PORT GLASGOW, PA145EY

  • CROSSHILL DENTAL PRACTICE

    NHS dental practice

    1 CROSSHILL PLACE, PORT GLASGOW, PA145UF

  • DENTISTRY ON THE CLYDE

    NHS dental practice

    24 KEMPOCK STREET, GOUROCK, PA191NA

  • ENVISAGE KILMACOLM

    NHS dental practice

    10 ST JAMES TERRACE, KILMACOLM, PA134HB

  • FREDERICK DENTAL PRACTICE

    NHS dental practice

    11A UNION STREET, GREENOCK, PA168JL

  • GREENOCK HEALTH CENTRE

    NHS dental practice

    DENTAL DEPARTMENT, 20 DUNCAN ST. GREENOCK, PA154LY

  • IVY COTTAGE DENTAL SURGERY

    NHS dental practice

    MAIN STREET, INVERKIP, PA160AU

  • LYNTON HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE

    NHS dental practice

    13A BROWN STREET, PORT GLASGOW, PA145BP

  • ORANGEFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE

    NHS dental practice

    2 ORANGEFIELD PLACE, GREENOCK, PA151YX

  • WEIR&MCCLAFFERTY DENTAL CARE

    NHS dental practice

    GOUROCK MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, 122 SHORE ST, GOUROCK, PA191QZ

Care homes

Listed records: 26.

Source: Care Inspectorate · 2026-08-31

Original publication

Active registered Care Home Services, including adult and children’s services. Counts are services, not necessarily separate buildings. Registered places are capacity, not occupancy. Contact details withheld by the source remain withheld. Individual website links are not supplied in the export.

Browse Care homes (26)
  • Alt- Na- Craig House

    Private · Older People

    215 Lyle Road, Greenock, PA16 7XT

  • Bagatelle

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Older People

    47 Eldon Street, Greenock, PA16 7RA

  • Balclutha Court Care Home

    Private · Older People

    48 Forsyth Street, Greenock, PA16 8DY

  • Belleaire House

    Private · Older People

    Belleaire House, 29 Newark Street, GREENOCK, PA16 7UN

  • Campbell Snowdon House

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Older People

    Abbeyfield Strathgryffe Society, Campbell Snowden House, Quarrier's Village, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3SX

  • Carraig View

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Countryview

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Crosshill Home

    Local Authority · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Dallifour

    Private · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Ember Cottage

    Private · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Holy Rosary Care Home

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Older People

    Holy Rosary Residence, 44 Union Street, Greenock, PA16 8DP

  • Kibble Inverkip

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Kincaid House

    Private · Older People

    Kincaid House, Oakfield Terrace, GREENOCK, PA15 2AH

  • Kylemore

    Local Authority · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Larkfield View Care Centre

    Private · Older People

    207 Burns Road, Greenock, PA16 0PR

  • Lynedoch House

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Mental Health Problems

    Inverclyde Association For Mental Health, 4 Lynedoch Street, Greenock, PA15 4AA

  • Marchmont House Care Home

    Private · Older People

    1 Alderwood Road, Port Glasgow, PA14 5LE

  • Marcus House

    Private · Older People

    1883 Hope Avenue, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3SX

  • Merino Court Nursing Home

    Private · Older People

    134 Drumfrochar Road, Greenock, PA15 4JG

  • Newark Care Home

    Private · Older People

    Southfield Avenue, Port Glasgow, PA14 6PS

  • Quarriers Finnart Street

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Learning Disabilities

    156 Finnart Street, Greenock, PA16 8HY

  • Riverview

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Learning Disabilities

    43 Peace Avenue, Quarriers Village, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3SX

  • The View

    Local Authority · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Todays Tomorrow Ltd - River Cottage

    Private · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

  • Westview

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Learning Disabilities

    42 Octavia Terrace, Greenock, PA16 7SR

  • Willow Cottage

    Private · Children & Young People

    Contact details withheld by the source.

NHS hospitals

Listed records: 3.

Source: Public Health Scotland · 2026-09-03

Original publication

Current NHS hospital-location records, including non-acute hospitals and specialist/resource centres classified in this reference file. Private hospitals are excluded. Hospital types and individual websites are not supplied in this release.

Browse NHS hospitals (3)
  • Inverclyde Royal Hospital

    Larkfield Road, Greenock, PA160XN

  • Larkfield Unit

    Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Larkfield Road, Greenock, PA160XN

  • Orchard View

    Inverclyde Adult and Older Peoples, Continuing Care Hospital, Larkfield Road, Greenock, PA160XN

Within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Education provision

Schools: state and independent provision

42 age-stage provisions. Each nursery, primary and secondary provision counts separately, including when they share a school.

School provision counts
Age-stage provisionCount
Nursery / pre-school12
Primary22
Secondary8
Total age-stage provisions42

Source: Scottish Government · 2026-01-31

Original publication

Publicly funded schools open at 31 January 2026 plus the independent register at 13 August 2026. Each nursery, primary and secondary provision is counted separately, even when sharing a school. Special schools form a separate view and are not added to the age-stage total. Source school records are counted once per council; independent school addresses may cover multiple sites.

Independent schools register · 13 August 2026
Nursery / pre-school provision (12)
Primary provision (22)
Secondary provision (8)

Special schools — separate view

3 special schools. Special is a characteristic, not an additional age stage, so this count is not added to the provision total. Some special-school records do not specify their age stages.

Special schools (3)
  • Craigmarloch School

    State / publicly funded · Special

    Port Glasgow Community Campus, Kilmacolm Road, PORT GLASGOW, PA14 6PP

  • Lomond View Academy

    State / publicly funded · Special

    Ingleston Street, Greenock, PA15 4UQ

  • Spark of Genius (Skypoint School)

    Independent / private · Age specific: 7-18

    31 Ardgowan Square, Greenock, PA16 8NJ

Nurseries & childcare services

Listed records: 36.

Source: Care Inspectorate · 2026-08-31

Original publication

Active registered Day Care of Children services: includes nurseries, playgroups and out-of-school care. The export does not reliably distinguish nursery-only services. Childminders excluded. Local authority, private and voluntary sectors are shown separately; private providers may offer funded places. These services may overlap with school pre-school departments, so do not add the two lists.

Nurseries & childcare services (36)
  • Aileymill Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Aileymill Primary School, Norfolk Road, Greenock, PA16 0JG

  • BASK Greenock

    Private · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    BASK, St Josephs RC Primary School, Wren Road, Greenock, PA16 7NH

  • BASK Kilmacolm

    Private · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    BASK, St. Fillans Episcopal Church, Gillburn Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4DL

  • BASK Port Glasgow

    Private · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    B-Hive, Boglestone Community Centre, Dubbs Place, Port Glasgow, PA14 5UD

  • Battery Park Nursery

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Battery Park Pavilion, Eldon Street, Greenock, PA16 7QG

  • Binnie Street Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    26 Binnie Street, Gourock, PA19 1JS

  • Blairmore Early Learning Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Blairmore Road, Greenock, PA15 3JS

  • Bluebird Family Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    St. Joseph's School, Wren Road, Greenock, PA16 7NH

  • Bright Starts Nursery Greenock

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Riverside Business Park, 21 Pottery Street, Greenock, PA15 2UZ

  • Craigmarloch Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Kilmacolm Road, Port Glasgow, PA14 6PT

  • Duchal Nursery School

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4JA

  • Gibshill Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    2 Smillie Street, Greenock, PA15 2NH

  • Glenbrae Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Kilmacolm Road, Greenock, PA15 3DE

  • Glenpark Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Glenpark Early Learning Centre, Madeira Street, Greenock, PA16 7XF

  • Hillend Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Border Street, Greenock, PA15 2EF

  • Inverkip Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Inverkip Primary School, Station Road, Inverkip, Greenock, PA16 0AY

  • Kidology

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Kidology Nursery, 8 Bank Street, Greenock, PA15 4PA

  • Kilmacolm Primary School Nursery

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Kilmacolm Primary School, Churchhill Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4LH

  • King's Oak Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    King's Oak Primary School, 35 East Crawford Street, Greenock, PA15 2DX

  • Lady Alice Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Lady Alice Primary & Nursery Class, Gateside Avenue, Greenock, PA16 9EJ

  • Larkfield Early Learning Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Stafford Road, Greenock, PA16 0TE

  • Madeira Nursery

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    14 Newark Street, Greenock, PA16 7UH

  • Moorfoot Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Moorfoot Drive, Gourock, PA19 1ES

  • Newark Nursery

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Newark Primary School, Bridgend Avenue, Port Glasgow, PA14 5SU

  • Play 4 All

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Craigmarloch School, New Port Glasgow Community Campus, Kilmacolm Road, Port Glasgow, PA14 6PP

  • Rainbow Family Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    Oronsay Avenue, Port Glasgow, PA14 6DY

  • St. Columba's School

    Private · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    St. Columbas Junior School, Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4EQ

  • St. Francis' Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    East Barmoss Avenue, Port Glasgow, PA14 6HX

  • St. John's Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    St. John's Primary School, Mary Street, Port Glasgow, PA14 5AL

  • St. Joseph's Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Wren Road, Greenock, PA16 7NH

  • Thrive Childcare and Education Happitots Inverkip

    Private · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    4 Kip Park, Main Street, Inverkip, Greenock, PA16 0FZ

  • Wellington Children's Centre

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    19/21 Lynedoch Street, Greenock, PA15 4AB

  • Wellington Children's Centre - Gourock

    Voluntary or Not for Profit · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Gourock Youth Athletic Club, George Road, Gourock, PA19 1YZ

  • Wellpark Children's Centre

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (under 3s)

    45 Mearns Street, Greenock, PA15 4BN

  • Wemyss Bay Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Wemyss Bay Primary School and Nursery Class, Ardgowan Road, Wemyss Bay, PA18 6AT

  • Whinhill Nursery Class

    Local Authority · Day Care of Children (over 3s)

    Whinhill Primary School, Drumfrochar Road, Greenock, PA15 4EQ

Universities & higher education

Listed records: 0.

Source: Universities Scotland / institutions · 2026-09-15

Original publication

19 member higher-education institutions, placed using verified contact or campus locations from their own websites. Includes specialist HE institutions and the Open University’s Scottish office. This is not an exhaustive campus inventory; an institution may appear in multiple councils. Absence does not establish that no campus exists.

No records listed in this snapshot. This does not establish that no provision exists.

Colleges & further education

Listed records: 1.

Source: Colleges Scotland / institutions · 2026-09-15

Original publication

24 colleges from the directory updated 20 August 2026, using verified contact/campus locations. SRUC is listed once under higher education. Colleges may teach both FE and HE; no duplicate count by course level. Not an exhaustive campus or private training-provider inventory; an institution may appear in multiple councils.

Colleges & further education (1)
  • West College Scotland

    College / further and higher education

    Verified contact/campus postcodes: PA16 8HF, PA15 1EN

    Locations listed by the institution. Additional campuses or learning centres may exist; this is not a complete campus inventory.

Representation

Snapshot checked 2026-09-14. This is not a live feed. Governing administration, including minority administrations; not largest party or seat majority.

Council administration: Labour (minority administration)

Source: Open Council Data UK / Lawson Data Services