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Affluence in EH51 9QL

How EH51 9QL 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
886 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off EH51 9QL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the EH51 9QL area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

57.6% of adults in the EH51 9QL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.2% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

EH51 9QLScotland
Employee, full-time41.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed0.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired29.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38.1% of adults in the EH51 9QL area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

EH51 9QLScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional21%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine9.9%11.2%
Routine14.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%6.8%
Full-time students5.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.4% of adults in the EH51 9QL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.3% have no qualifications.

EH51 9QLScotland
Degree level or above32.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications14.3%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 9QL (Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke) (about 886 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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