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Affluence in EH35 5NL

How EH35 5NL 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 EH35 5NL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH35 5NL 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 EH35 5NL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.6% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

EH35 5NLScotland
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 EH35 5NL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH35 5NLScotland
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 EH35 5NL area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.2% have no qualifications.

EH35 5NLScotland
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 EH35 5NL (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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