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Affluence in DG2 9HP

How DG2 9HP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Summerville
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
932 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG2 9HP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG2 9HP 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

76.6% of adults in the DG2 9HP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 10% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

DG2 9HPScotland
Employee, full-time56.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired10%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.9%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.2% of adults in the DG2 9HP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG2 9HPScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.4%21.1%
Intermediate15.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine10.4%11.2%
Routine13%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3%6.8%
Full-time students7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.9% of adults in the DG2 9HP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.3% have no qualifications.

DG2 9HPScotland
Degree level or above32.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.7%7.6%
No qualifications8.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG2 9HP (Summerville) (about 932 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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