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Affluence in EH14 2SS

How EH14 2SS 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
733 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH14 2SS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH14 2SS 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

52.4% of adults in the EH14 2SS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 10.5% are retired and 11.1% are full-time students.

EH14 2SSScotland
Employee, full-time29.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.6%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed6.4%1.9%
Full-time student11.1%8.8%
Retired10.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.8%5.2%
Other4.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

13.4% of adults in the EH14 2SS area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH14 2SSScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional9.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine15.9%11.2%
Routine23.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.5%6.8%
Full-time students10.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.3% of adults in the EH14 2SS area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.6% have no qualifications.

EH14 2SSScotland
Degree level or above23.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent5.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.1%7.6%
No qualifications25.6%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 2SS (Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North) (about 733 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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