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Affluence in EH32 9QQ

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

Neighbourhood
Prestonpans East
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
761 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH32 9QQ is

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

53.4% of adults in the EH32 9QQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.8% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

EH32 9QQScotland
Employee, full-time34.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired26.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.8%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.2% of adults in the EH32 9QQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH32 9QQScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.8%21.1%
Intermediate14.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.1%11.2%
Routine21.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.9% of adults in the EH32 9QQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28% have no qualifications.

EH32 9QQScotland
Degree level or above15.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.1%7.6%
No qualifications28%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 9QQ (Prestonpans East) (about 761 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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