PA16 postcode area guide — Inverclyde
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PA16 postcode district in Inverclyde — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PA16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.5%
Gigabit-capable
78.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PA16 postcode district (Inverclyde) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 781 postcodes Ofcom measures in PA16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PA16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PA16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PA16 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| PA16 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| PA16 0AD | 75% | 75% |
| PA16 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| PA16 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| PA16 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| PA16 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| PA16 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| PA16 0AT | 98.5% | 0% |
| PA16 0AU | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Inverclyde
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Inverclyde district (42,382 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
65.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in PA16
123 rated food businesses operate in PA16. 105 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 9 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: 175 Club Caterer, 175 Masonic Club, A & S Keystore, Aileymill Nursery School, Aileymill Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Inverclyde
Landlines around PA16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.