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Affluence in DG2 9HS

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

Neighbourhood
Summerville
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
967 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG2 9HS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG2 9HS area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

48.3% of adults in the DG2 9HS area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 41.7% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

DG2 9HSScotland
Employee, full-time32.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.3%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student3.7%8.8%
Retired41.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.3%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.7% of adults in the DG2 9HS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG2 9HSScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine12.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27.6% of adults in the DG2 9HS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.6% have no qualifications.

DG2 9HSScotland
Degree level or above27.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.6%
No qualifications22.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG2 9HS (Summerville) (about 967 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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