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Affluence in DG1 3NT

How DG1 3NT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Locharbriggs
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
851 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG1 3NT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG1 3NT area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

50.1% of adults in the DG1 3NT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 40.1% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

DG1 3NTScotland
Employee, full-time34.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.6%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired40.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.3%5.2%
Other0.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.3% of adults in the DG1 3NT area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG1 3NTScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.6%21.1%
Intermediate14.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10%7.1%
Semi-routine13.7%11.2%
Routine16.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.4% of adults in the DG1 3NT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.6% have no qualifications.

DG1 3NTScotland
Degree level or above25.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship11%7.6%
No qualifications21.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG1 3NT (Locharbriggs) (about 851 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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