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Affluence in EH22 4HE

How EH22 4HE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Easthouses
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
928 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH22 4HE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH22 4HE 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

61.8% of adults in the EH22 4HE area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

EH22 4HEScotland
Employee, full-time39.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.7%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired20%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.4% of adults in the EH22 4HE area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH22 4HEScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional18%21.1%
Intermediate14%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine14.7%11.2%
Routine17.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.9%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.3% of adults in the EH22 4HE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.7% have no qualifications.

EH22 4HEScotland
Degree level or above18.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.5%7.6%
No qualifications20.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH22 4HE (Easthouses) (about 928 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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