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Affluence in EH12 9AR

How EH12 9AR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Corstorphine South
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
692 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH12 9AR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH12 9AR area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

69.5% of adults in the EH12 9AR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 9.5% are retired and 10.2% are full-time students.

EH12 9ARScotland
Employee, full-time53.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student10.2%8.8%
Retired9.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.6% of adults in the EH12 9AR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH12 9ARScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.8%21.1%
Intermediate14.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.2%7.1%
Semi-routine14%11.2%
Routine13.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.9%6.8%
Full-time students10.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.4% of adults in the EH12 9AR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.7% have no qualifications.

EH12 9ARScotland
Degree level or above32.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.6%
No qualifications8.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH12 9AR (Corstorphine South) (about 692 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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