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Affluence in EH32 9HD

How EH32 9HD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Prestonpans East
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
686 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH32 9HD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH32 9HD 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

61.7% of adults in the EH32 9HD area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.6% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.

EH32 9HDScotland
Employee, full-time42.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student3.6%8.8%
Retired21.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.6% of adults in the EH32 9HD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH32 9HDScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.2%7.1%
Semi-routine19.9%11.2%
Routine18%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students2.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.3% of adults in the EH32 9HD area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.6% have no qualifications.

EH32 9HDScotland
Degree level or above14.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.6%7.6%
No qualifications26.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH32 9HD (Prestonpans East) (about 686 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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