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Affluence in EH49 6LF

How EH49 6LF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Braes Villages
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
743 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH49 6LF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH49 6LF 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

57.2% of adults in the EH49 6LF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 18.9% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

EH49 6LFScotland
Employee, full-time34.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired18.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.9%5.2%
Other3.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.8% of adults in the EH49 6LF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH49 6LFScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.2%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine16.5%11.2%
Routine22.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.2% of adults in the EH49 6LF area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.9% have no qualifications.

EH49 6LFScotland
Degree level or above13.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent30.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.7%7.6%
No qualifications24.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH49 6LF (Braes Villages) (about 743 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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