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Affluence in EH48 1RL

How EH48 1RL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bathgate Boghall
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
870 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH48 1RL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH48 1RL 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

56.9% of adults in the EH48 1RL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 16.4% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

EH48 1RLScotland
Employee, full-time37.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student6.4%8.8%
Retired16.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.6%5.2%
Other5.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.2% of adults in the EH48 1RL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH48 1RLScotland
Higher managerial & professional5%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.2%21.1%
Intermediate11.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine15.4%11.2%
Routine20.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.8% of adults in the EH48 1RL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.8% have no qualifications.

EH48 1RLScotland
Degree level or above12.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent36%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications17.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH48 1RL (Bathgate Boghall) (about 870 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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