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Affluence in EH42 1HS

How EH42 1HS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunbar East
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
564 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH42 1HS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH42 1HS 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

64.6% of adults in the EH42 1HS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

EH42 1HSScotland
Employee, full-time40.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed11.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.9%1.9%
Full-time student4.4%8.8%
Retired23%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.6% of adults in the EH42 1HS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH42 1HSScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.1%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.6%7.1%
Semi-routine13.3%11.2%
Routine15%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33.6% of adults in the EH42 1HS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.3% have no qualifications.

EH42 1HSScotland
Degree level or above33.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.6%
No qualifications15.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH42 1HS (Dunbar East) (about 564 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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