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Affluence in EH47 7PG

How EH47 7PG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Blackburn East and Seafield
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
639 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH47 7PG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH47 7PG 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

55.1% of adults in the EH47 7PG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 15.9% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

EH47 7PGScotland
Employee, full-time36.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.6%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired15.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10%5.2%
Other4.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20% of adults in the EH47 7PG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH47 7PGScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.1%11.2%
Routine23.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.6%6.8%
Full-time students7.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.5% of adults in the EH47 7PG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22% have no qualifications.

EH47 7PGScotland
Degree level or above16.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications22%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 7PG (Blackburn East and Seafield) (about 639 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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