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Affluence in EH48 3LB

How EH48 3LB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Armadale South
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
659 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH48 3LB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH48 3LB 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

60.4% of adults in the EH48 3LB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.4% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.

EH48 3LBScotland
Employee, full-time41.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time14%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student4.2%8.8%
Retired22.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other3.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.4% of adults in the EH48 3LB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH48 3LBScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.9%21.1%
Intermediate15.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.2%11.2%
Routine22.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.7% of adults in the EH48 3LB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.4% have no qualifications.

EH48 3LBScotland
Degree level or above17.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications22.4%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 3LB (Armadale South) (about 659 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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