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Affluence in DG11 2BF

How DG11 2BF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Lockerbie
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG11 2BF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG11 2BF area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

36.4% of adults in the DG11 2BF area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 49.2% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

DG11 2BFScotland
Employee, full-time23.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time6.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.3%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired49.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.1%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.6% of adults in the DG11 2BF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG11 2BFScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed14%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine10.7%11.2%
Routine11%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.1%6.8%
Full-time students2.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28% of adults in the DG11 2BF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.6% have no qualifications.

DG11 2BFScotland
Degree level or above28%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications25.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG11 2BF (Lockerbie) (about 757 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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