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Affluence in EH3 9FJ

How EH3 9FJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Meadows
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,729 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH3 9FJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH3 9FJ area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

40.3% of adults in the EH3 9FJ area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 6.1% are retired and 42.5% are full-time students.

EH3 9FJScotland
Employee, full-time26.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time6.7%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student42.5%8.8%
Retired6.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4%5.2%
Other4.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.8% of adults in the EH3 9FJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH3 9FJScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional15%21.1%
Intermediate4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical2.6%7.1%
Semi-routine6.1%11.2%
Routine4.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.3%6.8%
Full-time students41.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

57.5% of adults in the EH3 9FJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 5.7% have no qualifications.

EH3 9FJScotland
Degree level or above57.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND8.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent17.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent11.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship2%7.6%
No qualifications5.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH3 9FJ (Meadows) (about 2,729 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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