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Affluence in EH11 3BE

How EH11 3BE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stenhouse and Saughton Mains
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
722 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH11 3BE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH11 3BE area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

60.5% of adults in the EH11 3BE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.3% are retired and 8.4% are full-time students.

EH11 3BEScotland
Employee, full-time42.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.5%
Self-employed7.7%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student8.4%8.8%
Retired19.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.2%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.9% of adults in the EH11 3BE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH11 3BEScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.2%21.1%
Intermediate13.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine17.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%6.8%
Full-time students8.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.7% of adults in the EH11 3BE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16% have no qualifications.

EH11 3BEScotland
Degree level or above36.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship5%7.6%
No qualifications16%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH11 3BE (Stenhouse and Saughton Mains) (about 722 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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