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Affluence in DD8 2EP

How DD8 2EP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Forfar Central
Council
Angus
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
811 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD8 2EP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD8 2EP area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

49.7% of adults in the DD8 2EP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.1% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

DD8 2EPScotland
Employee, full-time31.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed4%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired27.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.9%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.1% of adults in the DD8 2EP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD8 2EPScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine16.1%11.2%
Routine20.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.3% of adults in the DD8 2EP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.1% have no qualifications.

DD8 2EPScotland
Degree level or above13.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.1%7.6%
No qualifications25.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD8 2EP (Forfar Central) (about 811 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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