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Affluence in EH14 2PN

How EH14 2PN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
836 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH14 2PN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH14 2PN area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 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

50.7% of adults in the EH14 2PN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 7.5% are retired and 12.2% are full-time students.

EH14 2PNScotland
Employee, full-time30.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.5%7.4%
Unemployed4.3%1.9%
Full-time student12.2%8.8%
Retired7.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family9.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.9%5.2%
Other6.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

11.7% of adults in the EH14 2PN area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH14 2PNScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional9%21.1%
Intermediate7.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.1%11.2%
Routine25.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.4%6.8%
Full-time students10%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21.2% of adults in the EH14 2PN area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.9% have no qualifications.

EH14 2PNScotland
Degree level or above21.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.8%7.6%
No qualifications26.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH14 2PN (Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North) (about 836 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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