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Affluence in EH43 6AB

How EH43 6AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Tweeddale East
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
692 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH43 6AB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH43 6AB 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

56% of adults in the EH43 6AB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.7% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

EH43 6ABScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed10.9%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student5.5%8.8%
Retired26.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.3%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.8% of adults in the EH43 6AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH43 6ABScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.2%21.1%
Intermediate9.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%7.1%
Semi-routine12.5%11.2%
Routine17.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%6.8%
Full-time students6.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.6% of adults in the EH43 6AB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.7% have no qualifications.

EH43 6ABScotland
Degree level or above31.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.2%7.6%
No qualifications19.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH43 6AB (Tweeddale East) (about 692 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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