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Affluence in EH21 8HR

How EH21 8HR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Pinkie Braes
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
920 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH21 8HR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH21 8HR area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

62.5% of adults in the EH21 8HR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 12% are retired and 6.5% are full-time students.

EH21 8HRScotland
Employee, full-time41.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student6.5%8.8%
Retired12%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other3.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.4% of adults in the EH21 8HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH21 8HRScotland
Higher managerial & professional6%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.4%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine17.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.2%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19.4% of adults in the EH21 8HR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.1% have no qualifications.

EH21 8HRScotland
Degree level or above19.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent31.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications15.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH21 8HR (Pinkie Braes) (about 920 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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