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Affluence in EH34 5DF

How EH34 5DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Humbie Gifford Garvald
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,016 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH34 5DF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH34 5DF area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

58% of adults in the EH34 5DF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.6% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

EH34 5DFScotland
Employee, full-time38.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.1%11.5%
Self-employed9.4%7.4%
Unemployed0.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired29.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

49.5% of adults in the EH34 5DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH34 5DFScotland
Higher managerial & professional19.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional30.1%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%7.1%
Semi-routine8.7%11.2%
Routine6.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.1%6.8%
Full-time students5.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

46% of adults in the EH34 5DF area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.2% have no qualifications.

EH34 5DFScotland
Degree level or above46%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications10.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH34 5DF (Humbie Gifford Garvald) (about 1,016 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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