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Affluence in EH22 4LR

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

Neighbourhood
Newtongrange
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
599 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH22 4LR is

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

50.1% of adults in the EH22 4LR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.5% are retired and 3.4% are full-time students.

EH22 4LRScotland
Employee, full-time31.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed8%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student3.4%8.8%
Retired30.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.8%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.9% of adults in the EH22 4LR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH22 4LRScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional21%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine13%11.2%
Routine14.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.1%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24% of adults in the EH22 4LR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.3% have no qualifications.

EH22 4LRScotland
Degree level or above24%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications26.3%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 4LR (Newtongrange) (about 599 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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