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Affluence in EH11 3EQ

How EH11 3EQ 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
599 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH11 3EQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH11 3EQ 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

58.3% of adults in the EH11 3EQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.6% are retired and 10.7% are full-time students.

EH11 3EQScotland
Employee, full-time38.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student10.7%8.8%
Retired19.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.4% of adults in the EH11 3EQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH11 3EQScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.7%21.1%
Intermediate15.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine16.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.7%6.8%
Full-time students10.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.6% of adults in the EH11 3EQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20% have no qualifications.

EH11 3EQScotland
Degree level or above29.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.6%
No qualifications20%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 3EQ (Stenhouse and Saughton Mains) (about 599 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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