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Affluence in EH12 7DP

How EH12 7DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Corstorphine South
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
790 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH12 7DP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH12 7DP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

66.6% of adults in the EH12 7DP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 16.4% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

EH12 7DPScotland
Employee, full-time46.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.6%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired16.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.6%5.2%
Other0.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.7% of adults in the EH12 7DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH12 7DPScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.5%21.1%
Intermediate15.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.7%11.2%
Routine14.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.8%6.8%
Full-time students7.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.3% of adults in the EH12 7DP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.3% have no qualifications.

EH12 7DPScotland
Degree level or above32.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.2%7.6%
No qualifications9.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH12 7DP (Corstorphine South) (about 790 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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