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Affluence in EH17 7AA

How EH17 7AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fernieside and Moredun South
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
979 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH17 7AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH17 7AA area scores 2.0 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
2.0/ 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

53.4% of adults in the EH17 7AA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.8% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

EH17 7AAScotland
Employee, full-time31.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.4%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired26.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.3% of adults in the EH17 7AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH17 7AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.2%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.6%11.2%
Routine21.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11%6.8%
Full-time students5.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.7% of adults in the EH17 7AA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.9% have no qualifications.

EH17 7AAScotland
Degree level or above23.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%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 EH17 7AA (Fernieside and Moredun South) (about 979 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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