Inverclyde: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£324,192

Semi-detached

£161,910

Terraced

£131,504

Flat or maisonette

£87,280

First-time buyers

£98,662

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  91,390 in 1991 → 78,880 in 2024 (−13.7%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £80,070 in 2005 → £115,401 in 2026 (+44.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £368 in 2008 → £588 in 2025 (+59.7%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  67.0% in 2004 → 68.4% in 2023 (+2.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  3.9% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (−17.9%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,384 in 1997 → £21,919 in 2024 (+161.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Inverclyde; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work15.4% (2024/25) · 55th lowest of 363
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access237.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 58th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.8 t per person (2024) · 117th lowest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 125th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work0.0% (2024) · 361st highest of 361
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing53.6 years (2022 to 2024) · 184th highest of 195
• Job density · Economy & work0.56 jobs per resident (2024) · 326th highest of 350
• Productivity · Economy & work£30.8 per hour (2023) · 336th highest of 361