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Affluence in EH51 9LR

How EH51 9LR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
994 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH51 9LR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH51 9LR area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

63.3% of adults in the EH51 9LR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.8% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

EH51 9LRScotland
Employee, full-time45.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11%11.5%
Self-employed6.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired21.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.4% of adults in the EH51 9LR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH51 9LRScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.1%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine12.3%11.2%
Routine19.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.6% of adults in the EH51 9LR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.2% have no qualifications.

EH51 9LRScotland
Degree level or above26.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.6%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 EH51 9LR (Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke) (about 994 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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