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Affluence in EH48 4AD

How EH48 4AD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bathgate Central
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
776 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH48 4AD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH48 4AD 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

58.5% of adults in the EH48 4AD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 20.1% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

EH48 4ADScotland
Employee, full-time44.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student4.8%8.8%
Retired20.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.3%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.9% of adults in the EH48 4AD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH48 4ADScotland
Higher managerial & professional8%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine9.5%11.2%
Routine19.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.1% of adults in the EH48 4AD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.2% have no qualifications.

EH48 4ADScotland
Degree level or above26.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.8%7.6%
No qualifications17.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH48 4AD (Bathgate Central) (about 776 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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