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Affluence in EH22 4HP

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

Neighbourhood
Easthouses
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
879 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH22 4HP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH22 4HP area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

56.2% of adults in the EH22 4HP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.1% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

EH22 4HPScotland
Employee, full-time34.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired23.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.9% of adults in the EH22 4HP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH22 4HPScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional17%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine14.1%11.2%
Routine17.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.8%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.8% of adults in the EH22 4HP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.4% have no qualifications.

EH22 4HPScotland
Degree level or above13.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.1%7.6%
No qualifications27.4%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 4HP (Easthouses) (about 879 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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