East Renfrewshire

Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.

East Renfrewshire supports 21,425 workplace jobs with median earnings 21% above the England average. The claimant rate (1.7%) is lower than the England average of 4.1%.

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Workplace Jobs

21,425

Claimant Rate

1.7%

England: 4.1%

Median Annual Earnings

£39,965

31st of 348

England: £33,080

Median House Price

£332,840

1.8%

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

8.3x

GVA per Job

£62,326

England: £63,763

Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026

Employment & Labour Market

Monthly claimant count rate over the past 3 years.

Source: Claimant Count via Nomis, BRES, 2020-2026·Last updated March 2026

Industry Structure

Location quotients and shift-share analysis for East Renfrewshire's economy.

The most specialised sectors are Electricity, gas & air conditioning (LQ 1.93) and Construction (LQ 1.86). Accommodation & food service shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Public administration & defence underperforms its national sectoral trend.

Largest Sector

Human health & social work

Most Specialised

Electricity, gas & air conditioning

England: LQ 1.93

Fastest Growing

Accommodation & food service

Specialised Sectors

7

England: LQ > 1.25

Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026

Economic Output

Estimated Gross Value Added for East Renfrewshire, derived from sector employment and national productivity ratios.

Total GVA

£1.3bn

GVA per Job

£62,326

England: £63,763

Productivity Rank

115

115th of 391

Top GVA Sector

Real estate

Estimates based on national GVA-per-job ratios applied to local sector employment (BRES). Indicative only. See Methodology for details.

Earnings & Income

Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.

Median annual earnings of £39,965 are significantly above the England median of £33,080.

Median Annual

£39,965

England: £33,080

10th Percentile

£13,501

90th Percentile

N/A

90/10 Ratio

N/A

Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026

Skills & Qualifications

Census 2021 highest qualification and occupation data.

Source: Census 2021, ONS

Business Environment

Active enterprises in East Renfrewshire from the UK Business Counts dataset.

2,690 active enterprises operate in this area. The business base has grown by 2.9% over three years. 80.3% of enterprises have fewer than 5 employees.

Active Enterprises

2,690

3-Year Growth

2.9%

2.9%

Share of England

0.1%

Source: UK Business Counts via Nomis, 2024·Last updated March 2026

Housing & Property Market

Estimated house prices for East Renfrewshire vs England, 2015-2025.

The median house price of £332,840 is above the England median of £290,000. The price-to-earnings ratio is 8.3x. Prices have risen 1.8% over the past year.

Median Price

£332,840

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

8.3x

12-Month Change

1.8%

Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026

Place & Deprivation

Deprivation data not available for this area.

IMD data is only available for English local authorities.

The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 cover 317 English local authorities. Scottish and Welsh areas use separate indices (SIMD and WIMD) with different methodologies.

Impact Calculator

Estimate the economic impact of investment or job creation in East Renfrewshire using regional input-output multipliers.

Source: Derived from ONS Supply-Use Tables, regionalized via SLQ, 2019·Last updated March 2026