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Affluence in EH47 0PU

How EH47 0PU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Whitburn Central
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
783 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH47 0PU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH47 0PU area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

53.3% of adults in the EH47 0PU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24.5% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

EH47 0PUScotland
Employee, full-time38.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.1%11.5%
Self-employed4.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired24.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.1% of adults in the EH47 0PU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH47 0PUScotland
Higher managerial & professional7%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.1%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine12.4%11.2%
Routine25.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.8%6.8%
Full-time students6.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.6% of adults in the EH47 0PU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.2% have no qualifications.

EH47 0PUScotland
Degree level or above12.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications28.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH47 0PU (Whitburn Central) (about 783 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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