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Affluence in EH22 5EP

How EH22 5EP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Easthouses
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
801 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH22 5EP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH22 5EP 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

60.5% of adults in the EH22 5EP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 15.8% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

EH22 5EPScotland
Employee, full-time37.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.7%11.5%
Self-employed6.3%7.4%
Unemployed3.5%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired15.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other4.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.3% of adults in the EH22 5EP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH22 5EPScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine24.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.9% of adults in the EH22 5EP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.2% have no qualifications.

EH22 5EPScotland
Degree level or above13.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent32%18.9%
Apprenticeship7%7.6%
No qualifications26.2%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 5EP (Easthouses) (about 801 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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