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Affluence in DG7 3PB

How DG7 3PB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenkens
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
623 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG7 3PB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG7 3PB area scores 5.0 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
5.0/ 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

57.9% of adults in the DG7 3PB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 33% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.

DG7 3PBScotland
Employee, full-time23.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.5%
Self-employed21.6%7.4%
Unemployed0%1.9%
Full-time student3.1%8.8%
Retired33%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.2% of adults in the DG7 3PB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG7 3PBScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional22%21.1%
Intermediate8.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed26%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine10.1%11.2%
Routine6.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.5%6.8%
Full-time students2.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.1% of adults in the DG7 3PB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.7% have no qualifications.

DG7 3PBScotland
Degree level or above36.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.6%
No qualifications14.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG7 3PB (Glenkens) (about 623 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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