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Affluence in EH34 5EA

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

Neighbourhood
Humbie Gifford Garvald
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
729 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH34 5EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH34 5EA area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

63% of adults in the EH34 5EA area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.5% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

EH34 5EAScotland
Employee, full-time34.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.5%
Self-employed16.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student5.9%8.8%
Retired21.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.9%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

42.8% of adults in the EH34 5EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH34 5EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional20.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.4%21.1%
Intermediate8.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed15.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine7.3%11.2%
Routine8.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

50.1% of adults in the EH34 5EA area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.2% have no qualifications.

EH34 5EAScotland
Degree level or above50.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.4%7.6%
No qualifications11.2%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 5EA (Humbie Gifford Garvald) (about 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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